Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Firmin Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 4RD). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
It changed hands recently, sold January 2026 for £500,000. At 145 m² it's 20.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (120 m² median across 9 EPCs). Across 1999–2026, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 48.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 April 2035
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Window efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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5 Firmin Avenue has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£513,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 26 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 26 years.
30 January 2026Most recent
£500,000
+93.8%over 22 years16 December 2003
£258,000
+40.6%over 2 years11 September 2001
£183,500
+14.7%over 1 year17 December 1999
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 4RD: £450,000 (2026–2017).
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Sold Jun 2026
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Sold Mar 2025
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Sold Mar 2021
9 Firmin Avenue, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4RD
Sold Aug 2018
19 Firmin Avenue, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4RD
Sold Oct 2016
On floor area, 5 Firmin Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,448
Street avg £3,530
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
0.4 km
Wrangleden Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Leigh Academy Tree Tops. 16 schools nearby.
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