What kind of home is 5 Dudley House, Church Street, ME14 1BF?

5 Dudley House, Church Street, ME14 1BF is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 5 Dudley House, Church Street, ME14 1BF sell for?

5 Dudley House, Church Street, ME14 1BF last sold for £222,000 in January 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £172,000 in June 2011, so prices have been rising over 11 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 5 Dudley House, Church Street, ME14 1BF?

Across 2 sales between June 2011 and January 2022, 5 Dudley House, Church Street, ME14 1BF rose from £172,000 to £222,000, a change of £50,000. That works out to roughly +2.4% per year compounded over 11 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 5 Dudley House, Church Street, ME14 1BF?

The current EPC rating for 5 Dudley House, Church Street, ME14 1BF is E with a score of 51 out of 100, lodged in July 2020. It has dropped from a B recorded in June 2010 (3 bands). The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Dudley House, Church Street, ME14 1BF?

5 Dudley House, Church Street, ME14 1BF has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (635 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME14 1BF. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Dudley House, Church Street, ME14 1BF use?

The latest EPC at 5 Dudley House, Church Street, ME14 1BF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Dudley House, Church Street, ME14 1BF?

5 Dudley House, Church Street, ME14 1BF is in council tax band D.

Which area is 5 Dudley House, Church Street, ME14 1BF in?

5 Dudley House, Church Street, ME14 1BF sits in Maidstone. It falls within the ME14 postcode district in Kent.

How safe is the area around 5 Dudley House, Church Street, ME14 1BF?

Police records around 5 Dudley House, Church Street, ME14 1BF show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 60% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (383% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 5 Dudley House, Church Street, ME14 1BF?

The closest primary school to 5 Dudley House, Church Street, ME14 1BF is Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough (622m), one of 20 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Invicta Grammar School (834m), with 10 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 5 Dudley House, Church Street, ME14 1BF?

The closest bus stop to 5 Dudley House, Church Street, ME14 1BF is King Street, 186m away. The nearest bus option is Chequers Bus Station, 333m away.

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5 Dudley House, Church Street, Maidstone, ME14 1BF

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 1st

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

59 m²

635 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 51

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 5 Dudley House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Dudley House is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Maidstone (ME14 1BF). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. At 59 m² this is the 6th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–83 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (51 versus a best of 84). The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it B (June 2010); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64).

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2011–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£350/sq ft) was about 30% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £222,000 in January 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

5 Dudley House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jul 2020

EPC Rating

E51

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

4.2 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2020from Jun 2010

EPC improved fromB83toE51

Hot Water

Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting

14%78%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Dudley House, Church Street, Maidstone, ME14 1BF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Dudley House has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

27 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£229,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£222,000

Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

26 January 2022Most recent
£222,000
+29.1%over 10 years
8 June 2011
£172,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME14 1BF: £215,000 (2022–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Church Street homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 5 Dudley House lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,763

Street avg £3,303

Strongly above

Floor Area

59 m²

Street avg 61 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 2.0 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

King Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough. 30 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME14 1BF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.3dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME14 1BF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.3dB

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55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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