Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Red Barn Cottage, East Street, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1HL
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
98 m²
1055 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Red Barn Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Red Barn Cottage is a semi-detached house in Harrietsham, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1HL). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Today's modelled estimate of £426,000 sits 93.6% above the 2021 sale of £220,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£209/sq ft) was about 46.7% below the postcode norm. At 98 m² it sits well below the postcode median (153 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £220,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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.
Red Barn Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Jan 2021EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 January 2031
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Red Barn Cottage, East Street, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1HL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Red Barn Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
15 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.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£426,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£220,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 March 2021Most recent
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 1HL: £660,000 (2021–1995).
Nearby sales in ME17 1HL
Glebe Cottage, East Street, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1HL
Sold Nov 2021
£976,000Cherry Bungalow, East Street, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1HL
Sold Oct 2021
£700,000Cherry Tree Farm, East Street, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1HL
Sold Sept 2006
£660,000Barn Cottage, East Street, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1HL
Sold Jun 1998
£171,000
Versus other East Street homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Red Barn Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,245
Street avg £4,712
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Maidstone district page.
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.
Go deeper on the local area
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 ME17 1HL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.4dB
55 dB
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65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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