Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Ivy Close, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3QN
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
80 m²
861 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 55
Tenure
Private Rental
About 3 Ivy Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Ivy Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Kingswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 3QN). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since September 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £366,000 sits 242.1% above the 1999 sale of £107,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£124/sq ft) was about 61.5% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs).
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- ParkingYes
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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.
3 Ivy Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Mar 2021
Current Certificate
Mar 2011EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Expired on 1 March 2021
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Ivy Close, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3QN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 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.
3 Ivy Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£366,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 4 years.
Last sold (1999)
£107,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 1999Most recent
£107,000
+31.3%over 3 years7 February 1996
£81,500
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.
3 Ivy Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,337
Street avg £4,555
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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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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