3 Cotswold Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8TB

3 Cotswold Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8TB). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

It hasn't traded since May 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 104 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £448,000 sits 82.9% above the 2004 sale of £245,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 15.1% below the postcode norm.