Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 New Cottage, Upper Street, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1UJ
3 planning records
Estimated value
£365,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£307,500)+19%
- Against ME17 1UJ's recent median (£627,500)-42%
Newest record on this page: August 2022. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
74 m²
797 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 1
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£365,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£307,500)+19%
- Against ME17 1UJ's recent median (£627,500)-42%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 New Cottage is modelled from its 74 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME17 1UJ. 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
74 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2021
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in ME17 1UJ
5 sales, median £627,500 (2022–2016)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: July 2022 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 3 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.
Price for 1 New Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
Sales timeline
22 April 2021Most recent
£307,500
+891.9%over 24 years29 September 1996
£31,001
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 1UJ: £627,500 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in ME17 1UJ
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Sold Jul 2022
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Sold Jun 2021
£525,000Upper Downsview, Upper Street, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1UJ
Sold Nov 2020
£550,000All Saints Cottage, Upper Street, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1UJ
Sold Nov 2019
£627,500The Old Vicarage, Upper Street, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1UJ
Sold Oct 2016
£1,460,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 1 New Cottage, Upper Street, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1UJ. 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 New Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 New Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hollingbourne, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 43), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (160 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £365,000 is 18.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£386/sq ft) was about 67.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £307,500. 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
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- ParkingOff road
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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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 New Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Jan 2021EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G1
Main Heating
—
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 January 2031
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 New Cottage, Upper Street, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1UJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A recent planning application at 1 New Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
3 applications on record at 1 New Cottage, Upper Street, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1UJ
3decisions3extensions68documents15nearby
Flagged:Demolition
- Sept 2019ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey
Erection of two storey extensions to 1 and 2 New Cottages, to form 4no. terraced properties in place of a pair of semi detached properties.
- Documents
- 41 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/502435/FULL
- More recent applications — locked
- PorchAug 2022Decision
- ExtensionMay 2022Decision
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- Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (3 on record)
- All 3 applications on this property in full, plus 15 notable nearby
- The 68 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.
1 New Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,155
Street avg £3,325
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 180 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 11.2 t/year
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
0.1 km
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Hollingbourne Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Hollingbourne Primary SchoolPrimary492m
- Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.7km
- Harrietsham Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.9km
Nearest stops
- ChurchBus stop69m
- Troys MeadBus stop583m
- Railway StationBus stop722m
- Hollingbourne Rail StationRailway station1.0km
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 1UJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Mid 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC GNo mains gas
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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 New Cottage is modelled from its 74 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME17 1UJ. 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 New Cottage. 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 New Cottage was lodged in January 2021 at band G and is valid until January 2031. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 3 applications are matched to 1 New Cottage. 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 15 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME17 1UJ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 1 New Cottage 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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