1a, Salts Avenue, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0AY
About 1a
1a is a three-bedroom detached house in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0AY). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Period features are noted in the property record.
At 82 m² it sits well below the postcode median (134 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2018. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £425,000 is 27.6% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£377/sq ft) was about 73.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in August 2017.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2018Garage ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of an integral garage into living accommodation.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/501791/FULL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£425,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 20 years.
£333,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
7 August 2017Most recent
£333,000
+37.0%over 8 years15 July 2009
£243,000
+158.5%over 12 years7 May 1997
£94,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0AY: £640,000 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in ME15 0AY
47 Salts Avenue, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0AY
Sold Jul 2022
£600,00044 Salts Avenue, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0AY
Sold Jul 2022
£775,0007b, Salts Avenue, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0AY
Sold Mar 2022
£870,00043 Salts Avenue, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0AY
Sold Sept 2018
£540,0007c, Salts Avenue, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0AY
Sold Nov 2015
£640,000
Everything we know about 1a, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Salts Avenue homes
On floor area, 1a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,061
Street avg £3,135
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 168 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Salt's Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Cornwallis Academy. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB