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1 Old Loose Close, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0BJ

5 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
131 m²
1410 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Old Loose Close

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

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

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • Cul-de-sacYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Old Loose Close, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0BJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at 1 Old Loose Close is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

  1. Dec 2024
    Tree WorksTrees
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Dec 2019
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    TPO application to to trim one overhanging Beech tree back to boundary.

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    19/504900/TPOA
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Old Loose Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).

Current estimate

£565,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.9% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (1999)

£166,500

Growth on file: 16.9% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 November 1999Most recent

    £166,500

    +73.0%over 3 years
  2. 9 May 1996

    £96,250

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0BJ: £477,000 (2023–2013).

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On the street

Versus other Old Loose Close homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Old Loose Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,271

Street avg £3,313

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Floor Area

131 m²

Street avg 136 m²

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Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 5.6 t/year

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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.

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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The full 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 ME15 0BJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME15 0BJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 0BJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.6dB

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

Common questions

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