What type of property is 23 Essex Road, ME15 7QL?

23 Essex Road, ME15 7QL is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house, which has been extended.

When did 23 Essex Road, ME15 7QL last change hands?

23 Essex Road, ME15 7QL last sold for £280,000 in September 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 23 Essex Road, ME15 7QL have?

The current EPC rating for 23 Essex Road, ME15 7QL is C with a score of 73 out of 100, lodged in June 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 23 Essex Road, ME15 7QL?

23 Essex Road, ME15 7QL has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (1,076 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 19% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME15 7QL. Source: EPC Register.

How is 23 Essex Road, ME15 7QL heated?

The latest EPC at 23 Essex Road, ME15 7QL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 23 Essex Road, ME15 7QL?

23 Essex Road, ME15 7QL is in council tax band C.

Where is 23 Essex Road, ME15 7QL located?

23 Essex Road, ME15 7QL sits in Maidstone. It falls within the ME15 postcode district in Kent.

How safe is the area around 23 Essex Road, ME15 7QL?

Police records around 23 Essex Road, ME15 7QL show an average of 414 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (15% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 23 Essex Road, ME15 7QL?

The closest primary school to 23 Essex Road, ME15 7QL is Leigh Academy Molehill (442m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is New Line Learning Academy (1.2km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 23 Essex Road, ME15 7QL?

The closest bus stop to 23 Essex Road, ME15 7QL is Sutton Road Morrisons, 97m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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23 Essex Road, Maidstone, ME15 7QL

Estimated value

£310,000

Since the 2021 sale (£280,000)+11%
Against ME15 7QL's recent median (£275,000)+13%

Newest record on this page: February 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

100 m²

1076 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 73

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£310,000

Against its 2021 sale (£280,000)+11%
Against ME15 7QL's recent median (£275,000)+13%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 23 Essex Road is modelled from its 100 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in ME15 7QL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
100 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2021
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in ME15 7QL
5 sales, median £275,000 (2026–2021)

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

29 September 2021Most recent
£280,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 7QL: £275,000 (2026–2021).

Nearby sales in ME15 7QL

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 23 Essex Road, Maidstone, ME15 7QL. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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Larger development activity nearbyIn report
Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 23 Essex Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

23 Essex Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Maidstone (ME15 7QL). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 100 m² it's 17.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 29 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £310,000 is 10.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£260/sq ft) was about 46.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £280,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingOff road

Building

Previously extendedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate

Jun 2021

EPC Rating

C73

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 29 June 2031

4 years remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Essex Road, Maidstone, ME15 7QL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Essex Road has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Essex Road homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 23 Essex Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,800

Street avg £2,588

On par

Floor Area

100 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

On par

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Maidstone district page.

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Crime

414/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Sutton Road Morrisons — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Leigh Academy Molehill. 18 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Leigh Academy MolehillPrimary442m
Senacre Wood Primary SchoolPrimary610m
Leigh Academy Tree TopsPrimary770m
Leigh Academy OaksPrimary791m

Nearest stops

Sutton Road MorrisonsBus stop97m
Sutton WoodsBus stop153m
Cornwall CloseBus stop216m
Cheshire RoadBus stop300m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences2,168 reports37%
Anti-social Behaviour1,110 reports19%
Criminal Damage & Arson597 reports10%
Shoplifting444 reports8%

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME15 7QL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 7QL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Comparables

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.

Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 23 Essex Road is modelled from its 100 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in ME15 7QL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 23 Essex Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 23 Essex Road was lodged in June 2021 at band C and is valid until June 2031. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 23 Essex Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 18 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME15 7QL, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 23 Essex Road is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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