Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Great Ivy Cottage, Upper Street, Broomfield, Maidstone, ME17 1PS
Swimming pool13 planning records
Bedrooms
5
Council tax
Band G
About Great Ivy Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Great Ivy Cottage is a five-bedroom property in Broomfield, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1PS). It has council tax band G. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in October 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. 13 planning records sit against the property, 10 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- Swimming poolYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Great Ivy Cottage, Upper Street, Broomfield, Maidstone, ME17 1PS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Great Ivy Cottage has 5 separate extension applications on the council record.
13 applications on record at Great Ivy Cottage, Upper Street, Broomfield, Maidstone, ME17 1PS
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Flagged:Listed building
- Jun 2007ExtensionHeritageOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey
An application for Listed Building consent for the erection of a two storey extension to existing structure as shown on drawings 474/001 and 002 received on 19/04/07.
Listed- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/0906
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsNov 2019Decision
- AnnexJun 2019Decision
+ 10 more applications 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 at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
Last sold (2007)
£1,150,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 October 2007Most recent
£1,150,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in ME17 1PS: £855,000 (2022–1999).
Nearby sales in ME17 1PS
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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
1.2 km
Broomfield Turning — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Kingswood Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME17 1PS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB
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