Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
12 Joy Wood is a three-bedroom detached house in Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 4JY). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2009. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings.
Across 1999–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £403,000 is 34.3% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 57.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (June 2017). At 80 m² it's 29.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 9 EPCs).
Certificate validity
Valid until 23 June 2034
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
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12 Joy Wood 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 1999.
£403,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 18 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 18 years.
14 June 2017Most recent
£300,000
+33.3%over 7 years26 May 2010
£225,000
+94.0%over 10 years2 September 1999
£115,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 4JY: £435,000 (2024–2017).
14 Joy Wood, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4JY
Sold Jun 2024
1 Joy Wood, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4JY
Sold Mar 2021
21 Joy Wood, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4JY
Sold Apr 2019
13 Joy Wood, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4JY
Sold Nov 2017
5 Joy Wood, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4JY
Sold Jul 2017
On epc rating, 12 Joy Wood stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,750
Street avg £3,150
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
0.4 km
Wrangleden Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Leigh Academy Tree Tops. 14 schools nearby.
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