1 Boxley Gardens, Boxley Road, Penenden Heath, Maidstone, ME14 2BD

1 Boxley Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Penenden Heath, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 2BD). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 153 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1998–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £605,000 sits 72.9% above the 2011 sale of £350,000. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in July 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years.