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Get started1 Downs Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Penenden Heath, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 2JL). It has a recorded floor area of 176 m² (around 1894 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.
Sale prices here have outpaced Maidstone HPI: 2.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £623,000 is 19.8% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£274/sq ft) was about 45.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 176 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold November 2018 for £520,000.
1 Downs Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Jan 2023
Extension: Single storey
Conversion of garage into habitable space, insertion of 2no. rear rooflights, erection of single storey side and single storey front porch extensions.
1 Downs Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£623,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 12 years.
£520,000
Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 12 years.
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On floor area, 1 Downs Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,955
Street avg £2,866
Floor Area
176 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.1dB

Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Proposed Garage conversion with 2 No. Roof lights, single storey side extension, front porch extension and an increase in the driveway/parking area.
29 November 2018Most recent
£520,000
+37.7%over 11 years30 March 2007
£377,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME14 2JL: £435,000 (2025–2014).
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Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
ME14 2JY
The Hedges — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Sandling Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.9dB