What kind of home is 8 Essex Road, ME15 7QL?

8 Essex Road, ME15 7QL is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 8 Essex Road, ME15 7QL?

8 Essex Road, ME15 7QL last sold for £255,000 in August 2020, around 6 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 8 Essex Road, ME15 7QL have?

The current EPC rating for 8 Essex Road, ME15 7QL is D with a score of 58 out of 100, lodged in April 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Essex Road, ME15 7QL?

8 Essex Road, ME15 7QL has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (786 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME15 7QL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Essex Road, ME15 7QL use?

The latest EPC at 8 Essex Road, ME15 7QL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 8 Essex Road, ME15 7QL?

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

Which area is 8 Essex Road, ME15 7QL in?

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

What is crime like near 8 Essex Road, ME15 7QL?

Police records around 8 Essex Road, ME15 7QL show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 66% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 8 Essex Road, ME15 7QL?

The closest primary school to 8 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 transport links are near 8 Essex Road, ME15 7QL?

The closest bus stop to 8 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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8 Essex Road, Maidstone, ME15 7QL

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

73 m²

786 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 8 Essex Road

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

8 Essex Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Maidstone (ME15 7QL). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £314,000 is 23.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 83.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 73 m² it's 15.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 29 EPCs). Last sale on file: £255,000 in August 2020.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D58

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.8 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Essex Road, Maidstone, ME15 7QL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Essex Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

8applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

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

Current estimate

£314,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2020)

£255,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

10 August 2020Most recent
£255,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 7QL: £280,000 (2024–2020).

Nearby sales in ME15 7QL

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Everything we know about 8 Essex Road, in one report

What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.

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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.

8 Essex Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,493

Street avg £2,438

Strongly above

Floor Area

73 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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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

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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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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FAQ

Common questions

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