Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Chegworth Mill Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Harrietsham, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1DD). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 105), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (188 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £357,000 is 19% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£422/sq ft) was about 65.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £300,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 24 October 2029
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Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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2 Chegworth Mill Cottages has no planning applications on record.
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2 Chegworth Mill Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£357,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 21 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 21 years.
15 April 2021Most recent
£300,000
+300.0%over 20 years29 June 2000
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 1DD: £585,000 (2024–2003).
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On price per m², 2 Chegworth Mill Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,545
Street avg £2,800
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 207 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
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144/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Chegworth Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Harrietsham Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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