What type of property is 16 Monkdown, ME15 8SP?

16 Monkdown, ME15 8SP is a 3-bedroom detached house.

When did 16 Monkdown, ME15 8SP last change hands?

16 Monkdown, ME15 8SP last sold for £185,000 in April 2004, around 22 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £80,000 in July 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 16 Monkdown, ME15 8SP?

Across 3 sales between July 1996 and April 2004, 16 Monkdown, ME15 8SP rose from £80,000 to £185,000, a change of £105,000. That works out to roughly +11.4% per year compounded over 8 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 16 Monkdown, ME15 8SP?

The current EPC rating for 16 Monkdown, ME15 8SP is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in February 2011. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 16 Monkdown, ME15 8SP?

16 Monkdown, ME15 8SP has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (774 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 22% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME15 8SP. Source: EPC Register.

How is 16 Monkdown, ME15 8SP heated?

The latest EPC at 16 Monkdown, ME15 8SP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 16 Monkdown, ME15 8SP?

16 Monkdown, ME15 8SP is in council tax band E.

Where is 16 Monkdown, ME15 8SP located?

16 Monkdown, ME15 8SP sits in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone. It falls within the ME15 postcode district in Kent.

What is crime like near 16 Monkdown, ME15 8SP?

Police records around 16 Monkdown, ME15 8SP 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.

Which schools serve 16 Monkdown, ME15 8SP?

The closest primary school to 16 Monkdown, ME15 8SP is Madginford Primary School (488m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is School of Science and Technology Maidstone (2.1km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 16 Monkdown, ME15 8SP?

The closest bus stop to 16 Monkdown, ME15 8SP is Gorham Drive, 120m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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16 Monkdown, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8SP

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

72 m²

774 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 16 Monkdown

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

16 Monkdown is a three-bedroom detached house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8SP). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 774 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows a C (score 70). The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since April 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1996–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £387,000 sits 109.2% above the 2004 sale of £185,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£239/sq ft) was about 19.7% below the postcode norm.

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3

Outside

Private gardenFront and rear
GarageDetached

Building

Central heatingYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

16 Monkdown's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Feb 2021

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Monkdown, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8SP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Monkdown has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications 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.

16 Monkdown has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£387,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.4% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2004)

£185,000

Growth on file: 11.4% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

27 April 2004Most recent
£185,000
+116.4%over 6 years
15 May 1997
£85,500
+6.9%over 10 months
18 July 1996
£80,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8SP: £325,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in ME15 8SP

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On the street

Versus other Monkdown homes

Four headline reads against 27 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 16 Monkdown runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,573

Street avg £4,208

Strongly below

Floor Area

72 m²

Street avg 66 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 2.6 t/year

Below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Maidstone report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Gorham Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Madginford Primary School. 21 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME15 8SP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 8SP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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