Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Wildwood Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Kingswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 3QE). It has a recorded floor area of 182 m² (around 1959 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
It hasn't traded since February 2010, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. At 182 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £628,000 sits 128.4% above the 2010 sale of £275,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£140/sq ft) was about 51% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 September 2034
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
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3 Wildwood Close has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
5 applications on record at 3 Wildwood Close, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3QE
An application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development being a loft conversion with insertion of a rear dormer as shown on drawing numbers 07-029 1A-7 received on 21st June 2007.
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3 Wildwood Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£628,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.9% per year over 13 years.
£275,000
Growth on file: 8.9% per year over 13 years.
5 February 2010Most recent
£275,000
+19.6%over 4 years30 March 2005
£230,000
+152.7%over 8 years21 February 1997
£91,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 3QE: £350,000 (2025–2012).
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Sold Jan 2022
10 Wildwood Close, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3QE
Sold Jun 2012
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Sold Jan 2011
3 Wildwood Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,511
Street avg £3,840
Floor Area
182 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
0.1 km
The Waldens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Kingswood Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB