Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Castle Way, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4GQ
EPC B
Property type
Detached
Floor area
169 m²
1819 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 87
About 5 Castle Way
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Castle Way is a detached house in Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 4GQ). It has a recorded floor area of 169 m² (around 1819 sq ft). The latest certificate (February 2020) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94).
At 169 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 18.2% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £580,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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.
Current Certificate
Feb 2020EPC Rating
A
B
B87
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
2.0 t/year
Occupancy
—
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 February 2030
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Castle Way, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4GQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Castle Way has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
3 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.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£636,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£580,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 March 2021Most recent
£580,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 4GQ: £440,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in ME17 4GQ
22 Castle Way, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4GQ
Sold Oct 2025
£460,00024 Castle Way, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4GQ
Sold Sept 2024
£370,0002 Castle Way, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4GQ
Sold Aug 2024
£440,00015 Castle Way, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4GQ
Sold Nov 2021
£395,00011 Castle Way, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4GQ
Sold Oct 2021
£495,000
Versus other Castle Way homes
Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 5 Castle Way stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,432
Street avg £3,907
Floor Area
169 m²
Street avg 122 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 1.7 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 5 years
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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
0.1 km
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Boughton Monchelsea Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
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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 4GQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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