16b, Ashford Road, Maidstone, ME14 5DG
About 16b
16b is a semi-detached house in Maidstone (ME14 5DG). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 48 m² this is the 7th smallest of 26 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–87 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 26 units on file.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
16b sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
2 applications on record at 16b, Ashford Road, Maidstone, ME14 5DG
- Jun 2013RenovationFullOutcome in report
Replacement of all existing windows to all elevations with white-painted timber double-glazed windows in existing openings as shown on the site location plan and drawing number(s) HY-AS-01, HY-AS-02, HY-AS-03, HY-AS-04, HY-AS-05 & HY-AS-06 received on 01/10/12 and the large-scale section drawing by Faversham Joinery received on 26/03/13.
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- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/1773
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksAug 2018Decision
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Sales history & valuation
16b has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£173,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Ashford Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for 16b runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 53 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Haynes — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough. 33 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.9dB