Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Grove Cottages, West Street, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0RU
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
133 m²
1432 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 3 Grove Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Grove Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Hunton, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0RU). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 133 m² it's 17.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (161 m² median across 3 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
3 Grove Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Mar 2025EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 31 March 2035
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Grove Cottages, West Street, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0RU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 Grove Cottages has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
3 Grove Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£500,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0RU: £250,000 (2022–1995).
Nearby sales in ME15 0RU
Versus other West Street homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 3 Grove Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 163 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Maidstone district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
414/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Bensted Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Hunton Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME15 0RU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB
55 dB
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65 dB
70 dB
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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