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5 Franklin Drive, Weavering, Maidstone, ME14 5SY

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
100 m²
1076 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Franklin Drive

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

5 Franklin Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Weavering, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 5SY). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £525,000 is 10.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£441/sq ft) was about 82.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 100 m² it's 16.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (120 m² median across 30 EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £475,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

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

5 Franklin Drive has no planning applications on record.

2

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.

5 Franklin Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£525,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£475,000

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 June 2021Most recent

    £475,000

    +339.8%over 24 years

  2. 31 January 1997

    £108,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME14 5SY: £500,000 (2025–2024).

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.

5 Franklin Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,750

Street avg £3,659

Strongly above

Floor Area

100 m²

Street avg 126 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Franklin Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£527k

1 Blacksmith Drive, Weavering

ME14 5SZ

4 bed1 bath
£589k

1 Camomile Drive, Weavering

ME14 5FL

4 bed
£604k

1 Ash Tree Gardens, Weavering

ME14 5LB

4 bed1 bath
£387k

1 Blean Square

ME14 5QU

3 bed
£732k

1 Briar Fields, Weavering

ME14 5UZ

5 bed
£737k

1 Abberley Park, Sittingbourne Road

ME14 5GD

5 bed3 bath
£352k

1 Allen Street

ME14 5AH

3 bed1 bath
£307k

1 Albany Street

ME14 5AJ

3 bed1 bath
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.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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 road noise heatmap for ME14 5SY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME14 5SY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Franklin Drive, Weavering, Maidstone, ME14 5SY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.