5 Crompton Gardens, Maidstone, ME15 7HD
About 5 Crompton Gardens
5 Crompton Gardens is a two-bedroom detached house in Maidstone (ME15 7HD). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in September 2006. Today's modelled estimate of £390,000 sits 56.3% above the 2006 sale of £249,500. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 80 m² it's 20.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (66 m² median across 4 EPCs). 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
5 Crompton Gardens's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jun 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Crompton Gardens has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Erection of a single storey front extension as shown on plan numbers 09/019/01, 09/019/02, 09/019/03, 09/019/04 and site location plan received 16th October 2009.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/1880
- Aug 2004Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of single storey side extension to existing dwelling to allow conversion of garage to bedsit, as shown on the site location plan and on dwg No. 1716/122nd June 2004.
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/1195
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 5 Crompton Gardens
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
5 Crompton Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£390,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£249,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 September 2006Most recent
£249,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 7HD: £292,500 (2022–2014).
Everything we know about 5 Crompton Gardens, 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 Crompton Gardens homes
On price per m², 5 Crompton Gardens runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,119
Street avg £4,428
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Crompton Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Maidstone Grammar School. 35 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.8dB