Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Bank Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Hollingbourne, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1UP). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2020. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 104), a 3-band jump.
It changed hands recently, sold February 2025 for £338,500. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2024–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 78.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£499/sq ft) was about 96.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 63 m² it's 16% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 3 EPCs).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 7 January 2035
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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A recent planning application at 1 Bank Cottages was refused — worth checking the council file.
3 applications on record at 1 Bank Cottages, Pilgrims Way, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1UP
Re-roof with replacement tiles, repairs of rotten rafters, water damage to attic room including replace existing plasterboard and adding insulation (Part Retrospective).
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1 Bank Cottages changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£364,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 78.2% per year over 1 year.
£338,500
Growth on file: 78.2% per year over 1 year.
27 February 2025Most recent
£338,500
+78.2%over 11 months9 April 2024
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 1UP: £285,000 (2021–2011).
2 Bank Cottages, Pilgrims Way, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1UP
Sold Jun 2021
6 Bank Cottages, Pilgrims Way, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1UP
Sold Nov 2017
5 Bank Cottages, Pilgrims Way, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1UP
Sold Apr 2016
4 Bank Cottages, Pilgrims Way, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1UP
Sold Jun 2001
Price per m² for 1 Bank Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,373
Street avg £3,024
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
0.3 km
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Hollingbourne Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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