Cherry Oast, Franklin Drive, Weavering, Maidstone, ME14 5SY
About Cherry Oast
Cherry Oast is a detached house in Weavering, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 5SY). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 890 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 83 m² it sits well below the postcode median (120 m² across 30 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £550,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£618/sq ft) was about 157.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Cherry Oast 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Feb 2021
EPC Rating
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Planning history
A recent planning application at Cherry Oast was refused — worth checking the council file.
3 applications on record at Cherry Oast, Franklin Drive, Weavering, Maidstone, ME14 5SY
- Jan 2022Garage ConversionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey
Conversion of garage into habitable space with alterations to roof, erection of two storey front extension including insertion of rooflights and external alterations. Erection of single storey side extension and two storey glazed link extension.
Extension- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/505886/FULL
- More recent applications — locked
- Garage ConversionDec 2022Decision
- AmendmentSept 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Cherry Oast has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£570,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 23 years.
£550,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
14 December 2020Most recent
£550,000
+54.9%over 8 years24 May 2012
£355,000
+1.4%over 8 years18 February 2004
£350,000
+133.3%over 6 years20 October 1997
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME14 5SY: £500,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in ME14 5SY
51 Franklin Drive, Weavering, Maidstone, ME14 5SY
Sold Mar 2025
£535,00042 Franklin Drive, Weavering, Maidstone, ME14 5SY
Sold Sept 2024
£412,50044 Franklin Drive, Weavering, Maidstone, ME14 5SY
Sold Aug 2024
£575,00032 Franklin Drive, Weavering, Maidstone, ME14 5SY
Sold Mar 2024
£500,00030 Franklin Drive, Weavering, Maidstone, ME14 5SY
Sold Feb 2024
£500,000
Versus other Franklin Drive homes
Cherry Oast outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,651
Street avg £3,588
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
Harvesters Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
School of Science and Technology Maidstone. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB







