Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Alchins Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Linton, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 4NT). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
Last sale on file: £250,000 in December 2024. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2007–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£430/sq ft) was about 30% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 54 m² it's 28.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 6 EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 February 2033
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Get a survey for this property
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
5 Alchins Cottages 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.
5 Alchins Cottages has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£259,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 18 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 18 years.
16 December 2024Most recent
£250,000
+13.6%over 5 years7 April 2019
£220,000
+15.8%over 2 years7 April 2016
£190,000
+15.2%over 2 years25 June 2013
£165,000
+1.5%over 6 years4 April 2007
£162,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 4NT: £285,000 (2025–2023).
Little Heath, Heath Road, Linton, Maidstone, ME17 4NT
Sold Aug 2025
4 Alchins Cottages, Heath Road, Linton, Maidstone, ME17 4NT
Sold Jun 2025
1 Alchins Cottages, Heath Road, Linton, Maidstone, ME17 4NT
Sold Oct 2024
3 Alchins Cottages, Heath Road, Linton, Maidstone, ME17 4NT
Sold Mar 2024
2 Alchins Cottages, Heath Road, Linton, Maidstone, ME17 4NT
Sold Nov 2023
5 Alchins Cottages outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,630
Street avg £3,888
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 7.0 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
0.2 km
Heath House — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Cornwallis Academy. 7 schools nearby.
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