24 Essex Road, Maidstone, ME15 7QL
About 24 Essex Road
24 Essex Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Maidstone (ME15 7QL). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a self-contained annexe.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £336,000 is 20% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£299/sq ft) was about 69.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £280,000 in May 2021. 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
- Utility roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
24 Essex Road has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2013Garage ConversionOutlineIn report
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development being the conversion of a garage to a habitable room.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/2064
- Sept 2009ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of rear conservatory as shown on site location plan and drawing nos. M91690-1, M91690-2, M91690-3, M91690-4, M91690-5, M91690-6 and M91690-7 received 15/07/09.
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/1235
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 24 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.
£336,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£280,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 May 2021Most recent
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 7QL: £255,000 (2024–2020).
Everything we know about 24 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
24 Essex Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,218
Street avg £2,459
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 3.1 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB