What type of property is 8 Goring Place, Church Street, ME14 1FJ?

8 Goring Place, Church Street, ME14 1FJ is a 1-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 8 Goring Place, Church Street, ME14 1FJ last change hands?

8 Goring Place, Church Street, ME14 1FJ last sold for £165,000 in January 2023, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £120,000 in November 2009, so prices have been rising over 13 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 8 Goring Place, Church Street, ME14 1FJ?

Across 2 sales between November 2009 and January 2023, 8 Goring Place, Church Street, ME14 1FJ rose from £120,000 to £165,000, a change of £45,000. That works out to roughly +2.5% per year compounded over 13 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8 Goring Place, Church Street, ME14 1FJ?

The current EPC rating for 8 Goring Place, Church Street, ME14 1FJ is C with a score of 77 out of 100, lodged in May 2022. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Goring Place, Church Street, ME14 1FJ?

8 Goring Place, Church Street, ME14 1FJ has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (431 sq ft), around 40 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 15% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME14 1FJ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Goring Place, Church Street, ME14 1FJ heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Goring Place, Church Street, ME14 1FJ records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8 Goring Place, Church Street, ME14 1FJ?

8 Goring Place, Church Street, ME14 1FJ is in council tax band C.

Where is 8 Goring Place, Church Street, ME14 1FJ located?

8 Goring Place, Church Street, ME14 1FJ sits in Maidstone. It falls within the ME14 postcode district in Kent.

How safe is the area around 8 Goring Place, Church Street, ME14 1FJ?

Police records around 8 Goring Place, Church Street, ME14 1FJ show an average of 236 reported crimes per month over the last 16 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 8 Goring Place, Church Street, ME14 1FJ?

The closest primary school to 8 Goring Place, Church Street, ME14 1FJ is Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough (658m), one of 20 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Invicta Grammar School (870m), with 10 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 8 Goring Place, Church Street, ME14 1FJ?

The closest bus stop to 8 Goring Place, Church Street, ME14 1FJ is King Street, 206m away. The nearest bus option is Chequers Bus Station, 342m away.

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8 Goring Place, Church Street, Maidstone, ME14 1FJ

Estimated value

£167,000

Since the 2023 sale (£165,000)+1%
Against ME14 1FJ's recent median (£169,750)-2%

Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 04

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

40 m²

431 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 77

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Freehold

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About this valuation

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Our estimate

£167,000

Against its 2023 sale (£165,000)+1%
Against ME14 1FJ's recent median (£169,750)-2%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 8 Goring Place is modelled from its 40 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME14 1FJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
40 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2022
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2023
Recent sales in ME14 1FJ
5 sales, median £169,750 (2025–2010)

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sales timeline

5 January 2023Most recent
£165,000
+37.5%over 13 years
27 November 2009
£120,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME14 1FJ: £169,750 (2025–2010).

Nearby sales in ME14 1FJ

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 8 Goring Place, Church Street, Maidstone, ME14 1FJ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
Larger development activity nearbyIn report
Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 8 Goring Place

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

8 Goring Place is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Maidstone (ME14 1FJ). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. At 40 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (40–62 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 8 units on file. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2009–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£383/sq ft) was about 49.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2023 at £165,000.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes

Building

TenureFreehold
Heating systemElectric
RefurbishedYes

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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.

8 Goring Place's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

May 2022

EPC Rating

C77

Main Heating

Heat Pump

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.3 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 4 May 2032

5 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2022from Aug 2009

Heating Controls

Prog + StatProg + TRVs

Heating controls changed

Low Energy Lighting

4%56%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Goring Place, Church Street, Maidstone, ME14 1FJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Goring Place has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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

On the street

Versus other Church Street homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Goring Place outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,125

Street avg £2,655

Strongly above

Floor Area

40 m²

Street avg 50 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.3 t/year

Street avg 1.5 t/year

Above

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Maidstone district page.

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

236/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

King Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

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

Nearest schools

Valley Invicta Primary School At East BoroughPrimary658m
Invicta Grammar SchoolSecondary870m
Maidstone Grammar School for GirlsSecondary1.0km
Valley Park SchoolSecondary1.1km

Nearest stops

King StreetBus stop206m
Royal Star ArcadeBus stop249m
Brenchley GardensBus stop256m
St Faith's StreetBus stop291m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences1,398 reports37%
Anti-social Behaviour624 reports17%
Shoplifting374 reports10%
Criminal Damage & Arson278 reports7%

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.5dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME14 1FJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 8 Goring Place is modelled from its 40 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME14 1FJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 8 Goring Place. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 8 Goring Place was lodged in May 2022 at band C and is valid until May 2032. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 8 Goring Place. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 30 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME14 1FJ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 8 Goring Place is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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