What type of property is 16 Cotswold Gardens, ME15 8TB?

16 Cotswold Gardens, ME15 8TB is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 16 Cotswold Gardens, ME15 8TB?

16 Cotswold Gardens, ME15 8TB last sold for £400,000 in January 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £290,000 in April 2015. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 16 Cotswold Gardens, ME15 8TB?

Across 3 sales between April 2015 and January 2025, 16 Cotswold Gardens, ME15 8TB rose from £290,000 to £400,000, a change of £110,000. That works out to roughly +3.4% per year compounded over 10 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 16 Cotswold Gardens, ME15 8TB have?

The current EPC rating for 16 Cotswold Gardens, ME15 8TB is D with a score of 58 out of 100, lodged in October 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 16 Cotswold Gardens, ME15 8TB?

16 Cotswold Gardens, ME15 8TB has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (904 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME15 8TB. Source: EPC Register.

How is 16 Cotswold Gardens, ME15 8TB heated?

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

Has 16 Cotswold Gardens, ME15 8TB had any planning applications?

16 Cotswold Gardens, ME15 8TB has council approval for an extension granted in September 2016 under ref. 16/503995/FULL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 16 Cotswold Gardens, ME15 8TB?

16 Cotswold Gardens, ME15 8TB is in council tax band E.

Where is 16 Cotswold Gardens, ME15 8TB located?

16 Cotswold Gardens, ME15 8TB sits in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone. It falls within the ME15 postcode district in Kent.

Is 16 Cotswold Gardens, ME15 8TB in a safe area?

Police records around 16 Cotswold Gardens, ME15 8TB 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 Cotswold Gardens, ME15 8TB?

The closest primary school to 16 Cotswold Gardens, ME15 8TB is Madginford Primary School (194m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is School of Science and Technology Maidstone (1.9km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 16 Cotswold Gardens, ME15 8TB?

The closest bus stop to 16 Cotswold Gardens, ME15 8TB is Gorham Drive, 179m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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16 Cotswold Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8TB

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

84 m²

904 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 16 Cotswold Gardens

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

16 Cotswold Gardens is a three-bedroom detached house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8TB). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

A recent sale: £400,000 in January 2025. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£442/sq ft) was about 80.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

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.

16 Cotswold Gardens'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 01 Oct 2024

EPC Rating

D58

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Cotswold Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8TB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

Sept 2016
DemolitionFull
In report
Proposed demolition of existing side garage and formation of new double-storey side extension to create integral garage and utility/cloak room, Removal of existing rear conservatory and formation of new single-storey pitched roof rear extension, Enlargement of existing vehicular hardstanding to front elevation
Extension
Documents
10 docs on file
Reference
16/503995/FULL
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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 Cotswold Gardens saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£410,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 10 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£400,000

Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 10 years.

Sales timeline

2 January 2025Most recent
£400,000
+14.3%over 6 years
12 April 2018
£350,000
+20.7%over 2 years
16 April 2015
£290,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8TB: £318,000 (2025–2024).

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Versus other Cotswold Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 16 Cotswold Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,762

Street avg £3,935

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Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 81 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

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Area

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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

0.2 km

Gorham Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 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 8TB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 8TB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.6dB

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