Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Coast Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Sandway, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 2NA). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a G (score 16), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on wood logs.
At 67 m² it sits well below the postcode median (108 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2001–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£471/sq ft) was about 258.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2023 for £340,000.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 March 2032
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property was built before 1919, is a listed building, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £955 · Includes VAT
2 Coast Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.
£347,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 22 years.
£340,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 22 years.
24 March 2023Most recent
£340,000
+269.6%over 21 years26 July 2001
£92,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 2NA: £340,000 (2018–2003).
Bank House, Sandway Road, Sandway, Maidstone, ME17 2NA
Sold Jul 2018
East Bank, Sandway Road, Sandway, Maidstone, ME17 2NA
Sold Jan 2015
Bankside Cottage, Sandway Road, Sandway, Maidstone, ME17 2NA
Sold Dec 2003
1 Coast Cottages, Sandway Road, Sandway, Maidstone, ME17 2NA
Sold Dec 2000
On price per m², 2 Coast Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,075
Street avg £2,152
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
144/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Headcorn Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Platts Heath Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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