Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Bishops Cottage, Bishops Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SH
11 planning records
Estimated value
£672,000
- Since the 2010 sale (£425,000)+58%
- Against ME15 0SH's recent median (£598,080)+12%
Newest record on this page: October 2022. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
102 m²
1098 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 29
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£672,000
- Against its 2010 sale (£425,000)+58%
- Against ME15 0SH's recent median (£598,080)+12%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Bishops Cottage is modelled from its 102 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in ME15 0SH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
102 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2010
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2010
Recent sales in ME15 0SH
5 sales, median £598,080 (2022–2005)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: October 2022 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 11 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Bishops Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Sales timeline
27 July 2010Most recent
£425,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0SH: £598,080 (2022–2005).
Nearby sales in ME15 0SH
Petty Hoo, Bishops Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SH
Sold Oct 2022
£1,530,000Bishops House, Bishops Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SH
Sold Jul 2022
£770,0002 Bishops Oast, Bishops Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SH
Sold Jul 2016
£598,0801 Bishops Oast, Bishops Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SH
Sold Nov 2015
£580,000Rose Cottage, Bishops Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SH
Sold Jan 2001
£309,000
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for Bishops Cottage, Bishops Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SH. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Environmental risk flaggedIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Bishops Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Bishops Cottage is a detached house in Hunton, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0SH). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 40). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since July 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £672,000 sits 58.1% above the 2010 sale of £425,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£387/sq ft) was about 87.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 planning records sit against the property, 9 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 102 m² it sits well below the postcode median (195 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar 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.
Bishops Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Feb 2020
Current Certificate
Feb 2010EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F29
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
9.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 17 February 2020
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Bishops Cottage, Bishops Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Bishops Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
11 applications on record at Bishops Cottage, Bishops Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SH
11decisions5extensions112documents1nearby
Flagged:Listed building
- Dec 2010OutbuildingFullOutcome in report
Erection of a wooden summerhouse and wooden greenhouse as shown on a site location plan, block plan, literature from Regency summer houses model Wingrove 8 and Alton model Octagonal received on 11 March 2010.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/1553
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsOct 2018Decision
- ConditionsOct 2018Decision
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Versus other Bishops Lane homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Bishops Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£4,167
Street avg £3,175
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 210 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 12.0 t/year
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
0.6 km
Bensted Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Hunton Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Hunton Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary487m
- Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary2.3km
- St Margaret's, Collier Street Church of England Voluntary Controlled SchoolPrimary2.8km
Nearest stops
- Bensted CloseBus stop573m
- George StreetBus stop927m
- West StreetBus stop1.4km
- East StreetBus stop1.5km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,168 reports37%
- Anti-social Behaviour1,110 reports19%
- Criminal Damage & Arson597 reports10%
- Shoplifting444 reports8%
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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 0SH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Bishops Cottage is modelled from its 102 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in ME15 0SH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Bishops Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Bishops Cottage was lodged in February 2010 at band F and expired in February 2020, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 11 applications are matched to Bishops Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 3 schools and 23 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME15 0SH, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Bishops Cottage is in council tax band F. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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