Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Rose Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Sutton Valence, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 3JB). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in September 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Very Good. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in September 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across 1999–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,034,000 is 44.6% above the 2015 sale price.
Rose Cottage's carbon output is low for the local stock.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Sept 2025
Certificate validity
Expired on 9 September 2025
Changes detected from historical EPC data
High performance glazing installed
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
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4 applications on record at Rose Cottage, Chartway Street, Sutton Valence, Maidstone, ME17 3JB
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of a two storey side extension and new dormer to rear. (Resubmission of MA/08/0678)
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Rose Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£1,034,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 16 years.
£715,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 16 years.
10 September 2015Most recent
£715,000
+10.0%over 2 years4 August 2013
£650,000
+109.7%over 13 years25 August 1999
£310,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 3JB: £8,000 (2024–2017).
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Sold Jan 2023
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Sold Mar 2014
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Sold Aug 2002
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Sold May 1999
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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
0.6 km
Charlton Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Kingswood Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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