Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Gambia Cottages, Upper Street, Leeds, Maidstone, ME17 1RZ
5 planning records
Estimated value
£371,000
- Since the 1999 sale (£129,000)+188%
- Against ME17 1RZ's recent median (£355,000)+5%
Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
68 m²
732 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£371,000
- Against its 1999 sale (£129,000)+188%
- Against ME17 1RZ's recent median (£355,000)+5%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Gambia Cottages is modelled from its 68 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME17 1RZ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
68 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2012
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 1999
Recent sales in ME17 1RZ
5 sales, median £355,000 (2024–2019)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: October 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 5 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
1 Gambia Cottages's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
Sales timeline
13 October 1999Most recent
£129,000
+33.0%over 2 years24 April 1997
£97,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 1RZ: £355,000 (2024–2019).
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£575,000Baytree Cottage, Upper Street, Leeds, Maidstone, ME17 1RZ
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£225,000Ledian Oast, Upper Street, Leeds, Maidstone, ME17 1RZ
Sold Jul 1996
£169,995
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 1 Gambia Cottages, Upper Street, Leeds, Maidstone, ME17 1RZ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 1 Gambia Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Gambia Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Leeds, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1RZ). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since October 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £371,000 sits 187.6% above the 1999 sale of £129,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£176/sq ft) was about 37.2% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
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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.
1 Gambia Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Jun 2022
Current Certificate
Jun 2012EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 5 June 2022
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Gambia Cottages, Upper Street, Leeds, Maidstone, ME17 1RZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history at 1 Gambia Cottages is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
5 applications on record at 1 Gambia Cottages, Upper Street, Leeds, Maidstone, ME17 1RZ
5decisions19documents15nearby
Flagged:Conservation area
- Aug 2016Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Conservation area notification to 2no. Corkscrew Willows -Fell
Conservation Area- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/504324/TCA
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksOct 2025Decision
- Tree WorksOct 2021Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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- All 5 applications on this property in full, plus 15 notable nearby
- The 19 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Versus other Upper Street homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 1 Gambia Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 41 (E)
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 86 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 7.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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.
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
0.2 km
Burgess Hall Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary737m
- Kingswood Primary SchoolPrimary2.9km
- Hollingbourne Primary SchoolPrimary2.9km
Nearest stops
- Burgess Hall DriveBus stop197m
- Forge LaneBus stop219m
- The GeorgeBus stop587m
- Penfold HillBus stop989m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences676 reports34%
- Anti-social Behaviour391 reports19%
- Criminal Damage & Arson196 reports10%
- Other Theft178 reports9%
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 1RZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 1 Gambia Cottages is modelled from its 68 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME17 1RZ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 1 Gambia Cottages. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 1 Gambia Cottages was lodged in June 2012 at band E and expired in June 2022, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 5 applications are matched to 1 Gambia Cottages. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 3 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME17 1RZ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 1 Gambia Cottages is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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