Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Pond Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hollingbourne, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1QB). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 118), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £318,000 is 15.6% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £275,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 24 March 2029
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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1 application on record at 2 Pond Cottages, Greenway Court Road, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1QB
An application for a certificate of lawful development for a proposed development being rear infill extension and conversion of existing outhouse into WC.
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£318,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 7 years.
£275,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 7 years.
15 February 2021Most recent
£275,000
+71.9%over 7 years27 August 2013
£160,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in ME17 1QB: £59,750 (1996–1996).
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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
1.0 km
Chegworth Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Hollingbourne Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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