High Banks, Old Loose Hill, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0BN
About High Banks
High Banks is a detached house in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0BN). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2026) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Held since August 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 30.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £683,000 sits 127.7% above the 2004 sale of £300,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£176/sq ft) was about 52.1% below the postcode norm. 16 planning records sit against the property, 11 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, a garage conversion, an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
Energy performance
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 May 2036
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
16 applications on record at High Banks, Old Loose Hill, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0BN
- Dec 2006ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Erection of a two storey extension and a new double garage with storage over as shown on drawing numbers H.B.C1A and 2B and photographs received on 10/11/06.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/1660
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksDec 2022Decision
- Tree WorksAug 2022Decision
+ 13 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Price for High Banks has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£683,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 30.7% per year over 5 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 30.7% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
11 August 2004Most recent
£300,000
+300.0%over 5 years7 June 1999
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0BN: £650,000 (2023–2000).
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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
414/mo
Falling 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB







