Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
9 The Waldens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Kingswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 3QG). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since February 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
It hasn't traded since December 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1997–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £331,000 sits 100.6% above the 2005 sale of £165,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 38.8% below the postcode norm.
Certificate validity
Valid until 1 March 2032
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9 The Waldens has no planning applications on record.
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9 The Waldens has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£331,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.4% per year over 9 years.
£165,000
Growth on file: 11.4% per year over 9 years.
9 December 2005Most recent
£165,000
+157.8%over 8 years28 February 1997
£64,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 3QG: £385,000 (2025–2015).
4 The Waldens, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3QG
Sold Jul 2025
8 The Waldens, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3QG
Sold Jan 2024
1 The Waldens, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3QG
Sold Feb 2022
15 The Waldens, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3QG
Sold Apr 2021
10 The Waldens, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3QG
Sold Dec 2015
9 The Waldens outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,115
Street avg £3,959
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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
0.1 km
Kingswood Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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