1 Old Loose Close, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0BJ
About 1 Old Loose Close
1 Old Loose Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Held since November 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £565,000 sits 239.3% above the 1999 sale of £166,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£118/sq ft) was about 62.8% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 1 Old Loose Close is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Dec 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
TPO application to reduce one Horse Chestnut (T1) to height of 16m, radial distances North: 7m, East: 7m, South: 3m, West: 6m, and one Copper Beech (T2) to height of 19m, radial distances North: 6m, East: 9m, South: 6m, and West: 10m.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/504431/TPOA
- Dec 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
TPO application to to trim one overhanging Beech tree back to boundary.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/504900/TPOA
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Sales history & valuation
1 Old Loose Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£565,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.9% per year over 4 years.
£166,500
Growth on file: 16.9% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
11 November 1999Most recent
£166,500
+73.0%over 3 years9 May 1996
£96,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0BJ: £477,000 (2023–2013).
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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 Old Loose Close homes
1 Old Loose Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,271
Street avg £3,313
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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
Nursing Home — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Loose Primary School. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB