Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
7 Ellenswood Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8SG
Property type
End terrace
Floor 01
Habitable rooms
1
From EPC
Floor area
27 m²
291 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 7 Ellenswood Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
7 Ellenswood Close is an end-of-terrace house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8SG). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 27 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–108 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 17 units on file. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band.
At 27 m² it sits well below the postcode median (57 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£413/sq ft) was about 83.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £120,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
7 Ellenswood Close's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Current Certificate
Mar 2022EPC Rating
A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
1.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 23 March 2032
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 7 Ellenswood Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8SG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
7 Ellenswood Close has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
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
See how we calculated this£111,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 19 years.
Last sold (2022)
£120,000
Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
31 October 2022Most recent
£120,000
+71.4%over 19 years14 August 2003
£70,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8SG: £295,700 (2026–2024).
Nearby sales in ME15 8SG
17 Ellenswood Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8SG
Sold Jun 2026
£320,0002 Ellenswood Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8SG
Sold Oct 2025
£105,00020 Ellenswood Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8SG
Sold Nov 2024
£295,7008 Ellenswood Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8SG
Sold May 2024
£90,00016 Ellenswood Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8SG
Sold Apr 2024
£307,000
Versus other Ellenswood Close homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 7 Ellenswood Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,444
Street avg £2,700
Floor Area
27 m²
Street avg 27 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 1 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 1.6 t/year
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
414/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Horton Downs — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Madginford Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME15 8SG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB
55 dB
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