What kind of home is 17 Monkdown, ME15 8SP?

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

What did 17 Monkdown, ME15 8SP sell for?

17 Monkdown, ME15 8SP last sold for £335,000 in August 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £63,500 in July 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 17 Monkdown, ME15 8SP appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between July 1996 and August 2021, 17 Monkdown, ME15 8SP rose from £63,500 to £335,000, a change of £271,500. That works out to roughly +6.9% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Monkdown, ME15 8SP have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Monkdown, ME15 8SP is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in February 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Monkdown, ME15 8SP?

17 Monkdown, ME15 8SP has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (990 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 56% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME15 8SP. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Monkdown, ME15 8SP use?

The latest EPC at 17 Monkdown, ME15 8SP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 17 Monkdown, ME15 8SP had any planning applications?

17 Monkdown, ME15 8SP has council approval for single-storey extension granted in November 2004 under ref. 04/1903. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Monkdown, ME15 8SP?

17 Monkdown, ME15 8SP is in council tax band D.

Which area is 17 Monkdown, ME15 8SP in?

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

How safe is the area around 17 Monkdown, ME15 8SP?

Police records around 17 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.

What schools are near 17 Monkdown, ME15 8SP?

The closest primary school to 17 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 17 Monkdown, ME15 8SP?

The closest bus stop to 17 Monkdown, ME15 8SP is Gorham Drive, 120m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Monkdown, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8SP

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

92 m²

990 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Monkdown

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

17 Monkdown is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8SP). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include a conservatory and a self-contained annexe.

At 92 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £381,000 is 13.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£338/sq ft) was about 16.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £335,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenFront and rear
ParkingOff road

Building

Heating systemGas

Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Monkdown, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8SP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Nov 2004
Garage ConversionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of single storey extension to garage and conversion of existing garage to additional living accommodation as shown on dwg nos. 1 un-numbered 1:1250 scaled location plan, DW/1 received on 08.10.04.
Extension
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
04/1903
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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.

Price for 17 Monkdown has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£381,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£335,000

Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

8 August 2021Most recent
£335,000
+245.4%over 21 years
17 December 1999
£97,000
+52.8%over 3 years
25 July 1996
£63,500

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.

On habitable rooms, 17 Monkdown stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,641

Street avg £4,168

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Floor Area

92 m²

Street avg 65 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

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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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