Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Bank Cottages, Pilgrims Way, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1UP
3 planning records
Estimated value
£364,000
- Since the 2025 sale (£338,500)+8%
- Against ME17 1UP's recent median (£285,000)+28%
Newest record on this page: February 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
63 m²
678 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£364,000
- Against its 2025 sale (£338,500)+8%
- Against ME17 1UP's recent median (£285,000)+28%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Bank Cottages is modelled from its 63 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME17 1UP. 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
63 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2025
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in ME17 1UP
5 sales, median £285,000 (2021–2011)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: February 2025 | 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.
1 Bank Cottages changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
Sales timeline
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).
Nearby sales in ME17 1UP
2 Bank Cottages, Pilgrims Way, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1UP
Sold Jun 2021
£421,0006 Bank Cottages, Pilgrims Way, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1UP
Sold Nov 2017
£8,0005 Bank Cottages, Pilgrims Way, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1UP
Sold Apr 2016
£285,0004 Bank Cottages, Pilgrims Way, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1UP
Sold Jun 2001
£120,000
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for 1 Bank Cottages, Pilgrims Way, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1UP. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Recent ownership pattern worth a lookIn 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 Bank Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 7 January 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Jan 2025from Mar 2020
Hot Water
Very GoodGood
Hot water efficiency decreased
Low Energy Lighting
50%100%
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Bank Cottages, Pilgrims Way, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1UP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
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
3decisions64documents15nearby
Flagged:RetrospectiveListed building
- Jun 2023RenovationFullOutcome in report
Re-roof with replacement tiles, repairs of rotten rafters, water damage to attic room including replace existing plasterboard and adding insulation (Part Retrospective).
Retrospective- Documents
- 25 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/500586/FULL
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationSept 2024Decision
- RenovationOct 2023Decision
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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 64 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Versus other Pilgrims Way homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
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
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
0.3 km
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Hollingbourne Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Hollingbourne Primary SchoolPrimary699m
- Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.9km
Nearest stops
- ChurchBus stop287m
- Troys MeadBus stop778m
- Railway StationBus stop902m
- Hollingbourne Rail StationRailway station1.1km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences676 reports34%
- Anti-social Behaviour391 reports19%
- Criminal Damage & Arson196 reports10%
- Other Theft178 reports9%
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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 1UP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls
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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 Bank Cottages is modelled from its 63 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME17 1UP. 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 Bank 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 Bank Cottages was lodged in January 2025 at band D and is valid until January 2035. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 3 applications are matched to 1 Bank 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 2 schools and 14 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME17 1UP, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 1 Bank 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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