23 Essex Road, Maidstone, ME15 7QL
About 23 Essex Road
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 £339,000 is 21.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£260/sq ft) was about 47.4% 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.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
23 Essex Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 23 Essex 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£339,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£280,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 September 2021Most recent
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 7QL: £255,000 (2024–2020).
Everything we know about 23 Essex 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 Essex Road homes
Years Held for 23 Essex Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,800
Street avg £2,491
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
Sutton Road Morrisons — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Leigh Academy Molehill. 18 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
51.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB