Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
12 Ivy Close, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3QN
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
74 m²
797 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 72
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Social Rental
About 12 Ivy Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
12 Ivy Close is an end-of-terrace house in Kingswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 3QN). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 112), a 2-band jump.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Sept 2026
Current Certificate
Sept 2016EPC Rating
A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Expired on 1 September 2026
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 12 Ivy Close, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3QN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
12 Ivy Close has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
12 Ivy Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£313,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 3QN: £325,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in ME17 3QN
6 Ivy Close, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3QN
Sold Jul 2024
£385,0001 Ivy Close, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3QN
Sold Aug 2023
£325,0004 Ivy Close, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3QN
Sold Feb 2022
£370,00011 Ivy Close, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3QN
Sold Jun 2017
£249,0005 Ivy Close, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3QN
Sold Feb 2015
£282,500
Versus other Ivy Close homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
12 Ivy Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
72 (C)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 71 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Maidstone district page.
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
0.2 km
Charlesford Avenue East — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Kingswood Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME17 3QN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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