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 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.

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

Estimated value

£289,000

Since the 2020 sale (£255,000)+13%
Against ME15 7QL's recent median (£275,000)+5%

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

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

73 m²

786 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Private Rental

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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

£289,000

Against its 2020 sale (£255,000)+13%
Against ME15 7QL's recent median (£275,000)+5%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 8 Essex Road is modelled from its 73 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
73 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2018
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2020
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

10 August 2020Most recent
£255,000

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 8 Essex Road, Maidstone, ME15 7QL. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
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 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 £289,000 is 13.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 83.2% 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.

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

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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.

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

Current Certificate

Apr 2018

EPC Rating

D58

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.8 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 12 April 2028

1 year remaining

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.

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.

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

Price per m²

£3,493

Street avg £2,538

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 3.1 t/year

Strongly below

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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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 8 Essex Road is modelled from its 73 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 8 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 8 Essex Road was lodged in April 2018 at band D and is valid until April 2028. 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 8 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: 8 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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