15 Church Road, Tovil, Maidstone, ME15 6QX
About 15 Church Road
15 Church Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Tovil, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 6QX). It has a recorded floor area of 304 m² (around 3272 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
It hasn't traded since January 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 304 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). 7 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2008–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 22.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £764,000 is 30.4% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 17.7% below the postcode norm.
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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
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
15 Church Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
15 Church Road has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Jul 2012ConditionsIn report
An application for discharge of conditions relating to MA/10/0501 (replacement of front boundary treatment with brick and metal railings) being details of condition 2 - materials as shown on details received 25/04/12.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/0695
- Nov 2010FullIn report
Retrospective application for the erection of boundary fencing as shown on the 1:1250 scale site location plan and 1:500 scale block plan received on 28/09/10 and decribed in the letter from the applicant dated 27/09/10 and received on 28/09/10.
Retrospective- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/1178
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 15 Church Road
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.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 15 Church Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£764,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 22.3% per year over 2 years.
£585,995
Growth on file: 22.3% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
29 January 2010Most recent
£585,995
+39.5%over 1 year4 June 2008
£420,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 6QX: £250,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in ME15 6QX
11 Church Road, Tovil, Maidstone, ME15 6QX
Sold Nov 2024
£250,0002 Old Well Court, Church Road, Tovil, Maidstone, ME15 6QX
Sold May 2024
£91,23036 Church Road, Tovil, Maidstone, ME15 6QX
Sold Jul 2023
£272,00032 Church Road, Tovil, Maidstone, ME15 6QX
Sold Jun 2023
£280,0005 Church Road, Tovil, Maidstone, ME15 6QX
Sold Apr 2023
£210,000
Everything we know about 15 Church Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Church Road homes
On floor area, 15 Church Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,928
Street avg £2,877
Floor Area
304 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Courtenay Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School. 32 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
49.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB