Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
38a is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 4HW). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Most recent transfer: November 2018 at £290,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £360,000 is 24.1% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£333/sq ft) was about 29.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 23 October 2028
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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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38a 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.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£360,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 18 years.
£290,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 18 years.
23 November 2018Most recent
£290,000
+48.7%over 8 years13 July 2010
£195,000
+69.6%over 8 years22 March 2002
£115,000
-14.8%over 1 year16 February 2001
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 4HW: £272,000 (2026–2023).
5 Church Street, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4HW
Sold Feb 2026
17 Church Street, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4HW
Sold Sept 2025
15 Church Street, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4HW
Sold Aug 2024
30 Church Street, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4HW
Sold Mar 2024
46 Church Street, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4HW
Sold Apr 2023
Price per m²
£3,580
Street avg £3,426
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 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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