The Birches, Well Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EH
About The Birches
The Birches is a detached house in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0EH). It has a recorded floor area of 244 m² (around 2626 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a C (score 72). The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since March 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 244 m² the property is well over the postcode median (124 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £739,000 sits 136.9% above the 2001 sale of £312,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 49.9% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Birches's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at The Birches is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Apr 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
Conservation area notification to reduce three Birch to a height of 8 metres - please see application form for further dimensions.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/501481/TCA
- Nov 2015Tree WorksTreesIn report
Trees in Conservation Area..T1-T3 - Silver Birches reduce to approx 10m in height. L4 - Remove a line of Conifers on the boundary with neighbour.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 15/501356/TCA
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Birches
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
The Birches valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£739,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£312,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 March 2001Most recent
£312,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0EH: £320,000 (2024–2010).
Nearby sales in ME15 0EH
Chestnut Tree House, Well Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EH
Sold Aug 2024
£480,0005 The Square, Well Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EH
Sold Oct 2022
£350,000Rose Cottage, Well Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EH
Sold Feb 2018
£320,000Windrush, Well Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EH
Sold Jun 2010
£310,000The Homestead, Well Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EH
Sold Jun 2007
£348,000
Everything we know about The Birches, 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 Well Street homes
Price per m² for The Birches lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,279
Street avg £3,451
Floor Area
244 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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
0.4 km
Nursing Home — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Loose Primary School. 14 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
47.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB