Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Wardes Bungalows is a four-bedroom detached house in Otham, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8RW). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 180 m² the property is well over the postcode median (46 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 10 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2006–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £730,000 is 32.7% above the 2019 sale price. Most recent transfer: December 2019 at £550,000.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 11 June 2027
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 2 Wardes Bungalows.
10 applications on record at 2 Wardes Bungalows, Otham Street, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RW
Erection of a replacement dwelling as shown on unnumbered site location plan and four unnumbered drawings received on 21/9/06 and as amended by additional documents being two unnumbered drawings and agent's letter received on 4/12/06 and unnumbered drawing received 3/1/07.
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2 Wardes Bungalows has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2006.
£730,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 13 years.
£550,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 13 years.
19 December 2019Most recent
£550,000
+23.6%over 6 years23 October 2013
£445,000
+112.9%over 7 years20 June 2006
£209,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in ME15 8RW: £425,000 (2024–2023).
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Crime
414/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
The White Horse — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Senacre Wood Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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