Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Shepherds Cottages, Water Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SG
1 planning record
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Council tax
Band D
About 2 Shepherds Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Shepherds Cottages is a two-bedroom property in Hunton, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0SG). It has council tax band D. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since May 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2008. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- ParkingYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Shepherds Cottages, Water Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
2 Shepherds Cottages has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
1 application on record at 2 Shepherds Cottages, Water Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SG
1decisions3documents1nearby
Flagged:Listed building
- Jan 2008ConditionsOutcome in report
An application for Listed Building Consent for the replacement of existing crittal windows with timber framed windows and replacement oak doors - submission of details received on 22 November 2007 pursuant to condition 2 of MA/07/2006 being details of new external joinery, being details of new front door, as described in the applicants letter of 22 November 2007.
Listed- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/2006/C02
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
Last sold (2007)
£230,251
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 May 2007Most recent
£230,251
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0SG: £695,000 (2025–2010).
Nearby sales in ME15 0SG
Elphicks Barn, Water Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SG
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£1,400,000Shepherds Oast, Water Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SG
Sold Jun 2019
£695,0001 Shepherds Cottages, Water Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SG
Sold Jun 2013
£250,000Elphicks Farm, Goldings, Water Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SG
Sold Nov 2010
£1,150,000Forsters Cottage, Water Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SG
Sold Apr 2006
£540,000
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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
1.0 km
Bensted Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Hunton Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME15 0SG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
40.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.1dB
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