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About Boughton Malherbe
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Boughton Malherbe is a detached house in Sandway, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 2BD). It has a recorded floor area of 693 m² (around 7458 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since December 1999 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 693 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £2,286,000 sits 251.7% above the 1999 sale of £650,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Boughton Malherbe sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 May 2021
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Boughton Malherbe's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£2,286,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1999)
£650,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Boughton Malherbe is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
31 (F)
Street avg 42 (E)
Floor Area
693 m²
Street avg 88 m²
CO₂ Emissions
55.0 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME17 2BD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 14 points of interest in total.
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