Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Fermor Cottages, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, Maidstone, ME17 2AN
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
53 m²
570 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 6
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
About 3 Fermor Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Fermor Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Grafty Green, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 2AN). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a G (score 6), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 122), a 6-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (106 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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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.
3 Fermor Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate
Jan 2020EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G6
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.4 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 January 2030
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC GPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Fermor Cottages, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, Maidstone, ME17 2AN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 Fermor Cottages has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
3 Fermor Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£241,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 2AN: £480,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in ME17 2AN
Timberley, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, Maidstone, ME17 2AN
Sold Aug 2025
£360,000Liberton House, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, Maidstone, ME17 2AN
Sold Feb 2025
£605,000Liberton Cottage, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, Maidstone, ME17 2AN
Sold Dec 2024
£480,000Willow Tree Cottage, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, Maidstone, ME17 2AN
Sold Aug 2024
£414,000Ledgers Cottage, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, Maidstone, ME17 2AN
Sold Aug 2022
£790,000
Versus other Headcorn Road homes
Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
3 Fermor Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
6 (G)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 115 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
Kings Head — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Platts Heath Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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 2AN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB
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 4Common questions
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