Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Rock Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Ulcombe, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1DT). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £402,000 is 16.5% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£377/sq ft) was about 40.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2018 at £345,000.
1 Rock Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 16 November 2026
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1 Rock Cottages has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
5 applications on record at 1 Rock Cottages, The Street, Ulcombe, Maidstone, ME17 1DT
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Erection of a two storey rear extension as shown on a drawing no.s 12-26-01 and 12-26-04 received on 23/01/13 and 12-26-06 Rev A, 12-26-08 Rev A and 12-26-09 Rev A received on 13/02/13.
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1 Rock Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£402,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 19 years.
£345,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 19 years.
2 November 2018Most recent
£345,000
+56.8%over 11 years26 April 2007
£220,000
+120.0%over 7 years4 February 2000
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 1DT: £325,000 (2026–2020).
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Sold Jan 2004
On co₂ emissions, 1 Rock Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,059
Street avg £2,952
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
144/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
The Harrow — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Ulcombe Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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