5 Old Loose Close, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0BJ
About 5 Old Loose Close
5 Old Loose Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 165 m² it's 23.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (134 m² median across 5 EPCs). Across 2013–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £649,000 is 20.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£304/sq ft) was about 35.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in November 2016.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
5 Old Loose Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Aug 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Old Loose Close sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Dec 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
Conservation Area Notification - Reduce T1 Rowan in front garden to approx. 4.5m x 3m, Reduce T2 Maple in rear garden to approx. 5m x 5m
Conservation Area- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/504900/TCA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Old Loose Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£649,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 4 years.
£540,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
7 November 2016Most recent
£540,000
+20.0%over 3 years21 March 2013
£450,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0BJ: £420,000 (2023–1996).
Everything we know about 5 Old Loose Close, 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 Old Loose Close homes
5 Old Loose Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,273
Street avg £2,813
Floor Area
165 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 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