16 The Street, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3JT
About 16 The Street
16 The Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Detling, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 3JT). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2013); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Today's modelled estimate of £228,000 sits 54.1% above the 2013 sale of £148,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£353/sq ft) was about 31.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (103 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in July 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
4 applications on record at 16 The Street, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3JT
- Oct 2011Change of UseFullOutcome in report
Change of use and conversion of Detling Post Office Stores back into three cottages as shown on drawing nos. 11/0380 and 11/0382 received on 18/3/11; site location plan received on 3/6/11; and drawing no. 11/0381/A received on 18/8/11.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/0441
- More recent applications — locked
- FullJul 2013Decision
- ConditionsJun 2013Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
£228,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£148,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 July 2013Most recent
£148,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME14 3JT: £327,500 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in ME14 3JT
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Sold Mar 2025
£327,50026a, The Street, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3JT
Sold Nov 2024
£470,00028 The Street, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3JT
Sold Sept 2024
£294,00021 The Street, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3JT
Sold Feb 2024
£225,000
Versus other The Street homes
16 The Street is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£3,795
Street avg £3,456
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.0 km
The Cock Horse — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Leigh Academy Bearsted. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

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