Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Ashbank Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leeds, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
Across 2005–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £289,000 sits 56.2% above the 2014 sale of £185,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 29.6% below the postcode norm. At 77 m² it sits well below the postcode median (119 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 12 years since the last transfer (May 2014).
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Dec 2025
Certificate validity
Expired on 15 December 2025
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
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3 Ashbank Cottages has no planning applications on record.
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3 Ashbank Cottages saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£289,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 9 years.
£185,000
Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 9 years.
22 May 2014Most recent
£185,000
+5.7%over 4 years18 December 2009
£175,000
+20.7%over 4 years22 February 2005
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 1RJ: £232,050 (2024–2023).
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On price per m², 3 Ashbank Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,403
Street avg £4,219
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Penfold Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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