Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
The Tower House, Stede Hill, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1NP
4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
137 m²
1475 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 35
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About The Tower House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Tower House is a three-bedroom detached house in Harrietsham, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1NP). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 137 m² it's 27.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (188 m² median across 11 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£509/sq ft) was about 100.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £750,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- Summer houseYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
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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.
The Tower House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Aug 2019EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F35
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 13 August 2029
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) wallsPermanent outbuildings
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Tower House, Stede Hill, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1NP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
4 applications on record at The Tower House, Stede Hill, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1NP
4decisions2extensions43documents15nearby
Flagged:Demolition
- Aug 2020PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Demolition of existing open car port and porch. Erection of a two-storey infill extension, open porch to the western side and a single storey rear extension together with other external alterations to existing property.
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/502447/FULL
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsAug 2022Decision
- ConditionsJul 2022Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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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£813,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£750,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 May 2021Most recent
£750,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 1NP: £650,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in ME17 1NP
Colesdane, The Vanbrugh Suite, Stede Hill, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1NP
Sold Aug 2025
£775,000Colesdane, The Nash Suite, Stede Hill, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1NP
Sold Jul 2024
£725,000Colesdane, The Jefferson Suite, Stede Hill, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1NP
Sold Sept 2022
£650,000Pilgrims House, Stede Hill, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1NP
Sold Sept 2021
£1,050,000Colesdane, The Burlington Suite, Stede Hill, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1NP
Sold Jul 2020
£535,000
Versus other Stede Hill homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On co₂ emissions, The Tower House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,474
Street avg £4,087
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 187 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.9 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
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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
144/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km
Church Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Harrietsham Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME17 1NP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB
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