Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
6 Bank Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Hollingbourne, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1UP). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2011–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at -35.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £341,000 sits 4162.5% above the 2017 sale of £8,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£10/sq ft) was about 96.3% below the postcode norm. 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 75 m² it's 19% larger than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 3 EPCs). On the market in November 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Sept 2023
Certificate validity
Expired on 23 September 2023
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
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6 Bank Cottages has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
7 applications on record at 6 Bank Cottages, Pilgrims Way, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1UP
Hollingbourne Conservation Area: Notification of intention to reduce crowns of 2 yew trees by 30% and 20%
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Latest sale on 6 Bank Cottages was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£341,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -35.7% per year over 7 years.
£8,000
Growth on file: -35.7% per year over 7 years.
9 November 2017Most recent
£8,000
-97.3%over 1 year15 September 2016
£295,000
+109.2%over 5 years10 May 2011
£141,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 1UP: £285,000 (2025–2009).
1 Bank Cottages, Pilgrims Way, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1UP
Sold Feb 2025
2 Bank Cottages, Pilgrims Way, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1UP
Sold Jun 2021
5 Bank Cottages, Pilgrims Way, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1UP
Sold Apr 2016
4 Bank Cottages, Pilgrims Way, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1UP
Sold Jun 2001
6 Bank Cottages is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£107
Street avg £4,779
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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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