1 Princes Way, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3LB
About 1 Princes Way
1 Princes Way is a five-bedroom detached house in Detling, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 3LB). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1725 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 53). The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £504,000 sits 61.5% above the 2014 sale of £312,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£181/sq ft) was about 22.4% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in March 2014.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Utility roomYes
- StudyYes
Building
- Heating systemElectric
Energy performance
1 Princes Way sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Oct 2019
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Princes Way has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
3 applications on record at 1 Princes Way, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3LB
- Oct 2007ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Erection of a garage extension as shown on drawing number DKM/1624/1 received 13/07/07.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/1792
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJun 2015Decision
- ExtensionJul 2011Decision
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Sales history & valuation
1 Princes Way valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£504,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£312,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 March 2014Most recent
£312,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME14 3LB: £375,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in ME14 3LB
11 Princes Way, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3LB
Sold Oct 2024
£410,00014 Princes Way, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3LB
Sold Sept 2023
£300,0004 Princes Way, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3LB
Sold Jul 2023
£368,80016 Princes Way, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3LB
Sold Jan 2021
£375,0009 Princes Way, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3LB
Sold Aug 2020
£395,000
Versus other Princes Way homes
EPC Rating for 1 Princes Way lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,946
Street avg £3,038
Floor Area
160 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
0.1 km
The Street — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Leigh Academy Bearsted. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
51.2dB







