20 Carmans Close, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0DR
About 20 Carmans Close
20 Carmans Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0DR). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Other recorded features include outbuildings.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 130 m² it's 28.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 24 EPCs). Across 1996–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£443/sq ft) was about 69.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £620,000 in August 2023.
Know exactly what you're buying at 20 Carmans Close
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Sept 2016DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of replacement single storey rear extension.
Extension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/505618/FULL
- Jun 2013OutbuildingFullIn report
Retrospective application for the erection of a summerhouse building.
Retrospective- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/0590
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 20 Carmans Close
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 20 Carmans Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£681,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 27 years.
£620,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
24 August 2023Most recent
£620,000
+90.2%over 14 years7 November 2008
£326,000
+138.0%over 12 years20 June 1996
£136,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0DR: £483,000 (2022–2020).
Nearby sales in ME15 0DR
36 Carmans Close, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0DR
Sold Oct 2022
£507,5008 Carmans Close, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0DR
Sold Dec 2021
£560,00021 Carmans Close, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0DR
Sold Jun 2021
£475,0001b, Carmans Close, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0DR
Sold Jun 2021
£483,00030 Carmans Close, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0DR
Sold Aug 2020
£260,000
Everything we know about 20 Carmans 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 Carmans Close homes
On years held, 20 Carmans Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,769
Street avg £3,566
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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
Linton Corner — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Cornwallis Academy. 8 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB