Southgate, High Banks, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EQ

Southgate is a five-bedroom detached house in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 187 m² (around 2013 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since March 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 187 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2006–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £722,000 sits 56.6% above the 2010 sale of £461,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£229/sq ft) was about 36.7% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.