Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Otterham, Pickering Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 9RH
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
124 m²
1335 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 74
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Otterham
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Otterham is a detached house in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 9RH). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 124 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (155 m² median across 16 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.
Otterham's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Dec 2024
Current Certificate
Dec 2014EPC Rating
A
B
C
C74
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 16 December 2024
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Otterham, Pickering Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 9RH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Otterham has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Otterham has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£484,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 9RH: £875,000 (2026–2024).
Nearby sales in ME15 9RH
Kenton, Pickering Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 9RH
Sold Jan 2026
£875,000Pendale, Pickering Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 9RH
Sold Aug 2025
£875,000Cherry Lodge, Pickering Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 9RH
Sold Oct 2024
£875,000Slade House, Pickering Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 9RH
Sold Jul 2024
£860,000Chareda, Pickering Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 9RH
Sold Jun 2024
£930,000
Versus other Pickering Street homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Otterham runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
74 (C)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 176 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.3 km
The Walnut Tree — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Loose Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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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 9RH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB
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