Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Pickthatch is a three-bedroom detached house in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 9RG). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1228 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position.
At 114 m² it sits well below the postcode median (168 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in September 2012. Today's modelled estimate of £581,000 is 38.3% above the 2012 sale price.
Pickthatch'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Mar 2022
Certificate validity
Expired on 28 March 2022
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Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey side and rear extension at Pickthatch.
2 applications on record at Pickthatch, Walnut Tree Lane, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 9RG
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension and two storey side extension as shown on drawing nos: PDB/06/13/1, 2, 3 and 4 and block plan plan at a scale of 1:500 and site location plan scale 1:1250 both plans received on the 2nd July 2013.
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Pickthatch valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£581,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£420,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
6 September 2012Most recent
£420,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 9RG: £330,000 (2026–2022).
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Sold Oct 2024
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Sold May 2018
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Sold Aug 2016
On epc rating, Pickthatch runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,681
Street avg £4,160
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 159 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
0.1 km
The Walnut Tree — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Loose Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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