Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Glebe Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Harrietsham, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1HL). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.
At 171 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£530/sq ft) was about 78.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £976,000 in November 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
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Glebe Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 July 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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A recent planning application at Glebe Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
1 application on record at Glebe Cottage, East Street, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1HL
Erection of a four bay detached garage.
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Glebe Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£1,014,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 27 years.
£976,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 27 years.
26 November 2021Most recent
£976,000
+597.1%over 26 years16 January 1995
£140,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in ME17 1HL: £440,000 (2021–1998).
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Price per m² for Glebe Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,708
Street avg £3,558
Floor Area
171 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
144/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Chippendayle Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Harrietsham Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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