Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Forsters Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Hunton, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0SG). It has a recorded floor area of 201 m² (around 2164 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since April 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £1,052,000 sits 94.8% above the 2006 sale of £540,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£250/sq ft) was about 22.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 planning records sit against the property, 10 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
Forsters Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 May 2022
Certificate validity
Expired on 28 May 2022
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Because the property was built before 1919, is a listed building, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £1,645 · Includes VAT
Forsters Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
10 applications on record at Forsters Cottage, Water Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SG
Listed building consent for the erection of a garden wall and gate as shown on unnumbered elevation and overhead plan drawing and Design and Access statement received on 01 February 2008 providing details of the proposed wall and gate including materials.
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Forsters Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,052,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£540,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
23 April 2006Most recent
£540,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0SG: £695,000 (2025–2010).
Elphicks Barn, Water Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SG
Sold Jun 2025
Shepherds Oast, Water Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SG
Sold Jun 2019
1 Shepherds Cottages, Water Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SG
Sold Jun 2013
Elphicks Farm, Goldings, Water Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SG
Sold Nov 2010
2 Shepherds Cottages, Water Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SG
Sold May 2007
Years Held for Forsters Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,687
Street avg £3,547
Floor Area
201 m²
Street avg 368 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 11.2 t/year
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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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