Fern Bank, Old Loose Hill, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0BN
About Fern Bank
Fern Bank is a four-bedroom detached house in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0BN). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot and a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2015–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Sold April 2023 for £815,000.
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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
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Building
- Heating systemElectric
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Fern Bank's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history at Fern Bank is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Feb 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
Conservation area notification: T1 Conifer - Crown raise to 8m. T2 Yew - Fell to ground level.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/500058/TCA
- May 2018Tree WorksTreesIn report
Conservation Area notification to Fell 1x Cyprus next to front steps of the property, Remove 3 limbs of 1x Yew in the North west corner of property as these are overhanging the path.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/501821/TCA
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Fern Bank was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£831,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 8 years.
£815,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
4 April 2023Most recent
£815,000
+25.4%over 7 years13 August 2015
£650,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0BN: £300,000 (2018–1999).
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£710,000High Banks, Old Loose Hill, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0BN
Sold Aug 2004
£300,0002 Rose Cottages, Old Loose Hill, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0BN
Sold Aug 2000
£60,000
Everything we know about Fern Bank, 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
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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
0.6 km
Loose Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB