Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
17 Church Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 4HW). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Most recent transfer was September 2025 at £292,500 — fresh data. At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (85 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2017–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£477/sq ft) was about 110.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 24 July 2033
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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17 Church Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
17 Church Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£296,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 8 years.
£292,500
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 8 years.
4 September 2025Most recent
£292,500
+50.0%over 7 years28 September 2017
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 4HW: £272,000 (2026–2022).
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Price per m² for 17 Church Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,132
Street avg £3,356
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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 Albion Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Boughton Monchelsea Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
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