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About 17 Downs Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
17 Downs Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Penenden Heath, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 2JL). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 89 m² it's 25.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (120 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£454/sq ft) was about 127.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £435,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2026.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
17 Downs Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 17 Downs Road, Penenden Heath, Maidstone, ME14 2JL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Feb 2026Loft ConversionFullPending
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Erection of a single storey rear extension with 3no roof lights, a part two storey part single storey side extension, first-floor side extension above existing garage and a loft conversion including extending hipped roof to create gable, construction of rear flat roof dormer and insertion of 2 no. roof lights on front roof.
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
See how we calculated this£472,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£435,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of 17 Downs Road, Penenden Heath, Maidstone, ME14 2JL
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Versus other Downs Road homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 17 Downs Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,888
Street avg £2,651
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME14 2JL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.1dB
Everything within walking distance
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