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 3 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 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.

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

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

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 50.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2023 at £165,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

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

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

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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

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.

Current estimate

£153,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£165,000

Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 13 years.

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: £155,000 (2018–2010).

Nearby sales in ME14 1FJ

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 £2,548

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

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Rising 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.

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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

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55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

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