What type of property is 5 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY?

5 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 5 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY?

5 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY last sold for £475,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £108,000 in January 1997, so prices have been rising over 24 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 5 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY changed over time?

Across 2 sales between January 1997 and June 2021, 5 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY rose from £108,000 to £475,000, a change of £367,000. That works out to roughly +6.3% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 5 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY?

The current EPC rating for 5 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY is D with a score of 65 out of 100, lodged in March 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY?

5 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (1,076 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 15% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME14 5SY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY heated?

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

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

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

Where is 5 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY located?

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

What is crime like near 5 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY?

Police records around 5 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY show an average of 236 reported crimes per month over the last 16 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 5 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY?

The closest primary school to 5 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.

How well connected is 5 Franklin Drive, ME14 5SY?

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

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5 Franklin Drive, Weavering, Maidstone, ME14 5SY

Estimated value

£491,000

Since the 2021 sale (£475,000)+3%
Against ME14 5SY's recent median (£500,000)-2%

Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

100 m²

1076 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 65

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£491,000

Against its 2021 sale (£475,000)+3%
Against ME14 5SY's recent median (£500,000)-2%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 5 Franklin Drive is modelled from its 100 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME14 5SY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
100 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2018
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in ME14 5SY
5 sales, median £500,000 (2025–2024)

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

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

Sales timeline

27 June 2021Most recent
£475,000
+339.8%over 24 years
31 January 1997
£108,000

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

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Risks

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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. 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 17.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (121 m² median across 31 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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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.

Current Certificate

Mar 2018

EPC Rating

D65

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 14 March 2028

1 year remaining

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.

But the area is active

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

On the street

Versus other Franklin Drive homes

Four headline reads against 31 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 £3,658

Strongly above

Floor Area

100 m²

Street avg 126 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

Above

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.

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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

236/mo

Steady 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.

Nearest schools

School of Science and Technology MaidstoneSecondary292m
Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary340m
Valley Park SchoolSecondary669m
Invicta Grammar SchoolSecondary882m

Nearest stops

Harvesters WayBus stop110m
New Cut RoadBus stop155m
Weavering StreetBus stop270m
Wagoners CloseBus stop333m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences1,398 reports37%
Anti-social Behaviour624 reports17%
Shoplifting374 reports10%
Criminal Damage & Arson278 reports7%

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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

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Comparables

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Method

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 5 Franklin Drive is modelled from its 100 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME14 5SY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 5 Franklin Drive. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 5 Franklin Drive was lodged in March 2018 at band D and is valid until March 2028. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 5 Franklin Drive. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 27 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME14 5SY, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 5 Franklin Drive is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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