What kind of home is 44 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY?

44 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY is a 5-bedroom detached house, on a corner plot and which has been extended.

What did 44 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY sell for?

44 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY last sold for £575,000 in August 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £117,000 in January 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 44 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY?

Across 3 sales between January 1997 and August 2024, 44 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY rose from £117,000 to £575,000, a change of £458,000. That works out to roughly +5.9% per year compounded over 28 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 44 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY have?

The current EPC rating for 44 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY is C with a score of 71 out of 100, lodged in August 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 44 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY?

44 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (1,561 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 25% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME14 5SY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 44 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY use?

The latest EPC at 44 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 44 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY?

44 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY is in council tax band E.

Which area is 44 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY in?

44 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY sits in Weavering, Maidstone, Maidstone. It falls within the ME14 postcode district in Kent.

How safe is the area around 44 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY?

Police records around 44 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 60% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (383% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 44 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY?

The closest primary school to 44 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY is Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School (340m), one of 20 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is School of Science and Technology Maidstone (292m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 44 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY?

The closest bus stop to 44 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY is Harvesters Way, 110m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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44 Franklin Drive, Weavering, Maidstone, ME14 5SY

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

145 m²

1561 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 71

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 44 Franklin Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

44 Franklin Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Weavering, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 5SY). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 145 m² it's 22.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (119 m² median across 30 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£368/sq ft) was about 51.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2024 at £575,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms3

Outside

Private gardenRear
DrivewayYes
Corner plotYes

Building

Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

C71

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC CExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 44 Franklin Drive, Weavering, Maidstone, ME14 5SY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

44 Franklin Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 44 Franklin Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£620,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 28 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£575,000

Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 28 years.

Sales timeline

11 August 2024Most recent
£575,000
+296.6%over 25 years
8 April 1999
£144,995
+23.9%over 2 years
20 January 1997
£117,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME14 5SY: £500,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in ME14 5SY

On the street

Versus other Franklin Drive homes

Four headline reads against 30 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

44 Franklin Drive is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,966

Street avg £3,688

Above

Floor Area

145 m²

Street avg 124 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£732k

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4 bed1 bath

£589k

1 Camomile Drive, Weavering

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1 Blacksmith Drive, Weavering

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4 bed1 bath

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1 Blean Square

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1 Allen Street

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1 Albany Street

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Maidstone district page.

Full Maidstone report

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

Harvesters Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

School of Science and Technology Maidstone. 27 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME14 5SY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME14 5SY

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FAQ

Common questions

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