11 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8TE
About 11 Cheviot Gardens
11 Cheviot Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8TE). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 124 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £496,000 is 28.8% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 23% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in February 2015.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
11 Cheviot 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Sept 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Part ground floor part first floor side extension and single storey rear extension as shown on Drawing No 3546/1received on 24 November 2009
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/2138
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 11 Cheviot Gardens
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 11 Cheviot Gardens has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£496,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 18 years.
£385,000
Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
5 February 2015Most recent
£385,000
+294.9%over 16 years31 August 1998
£97,500
+16.1%over 1 year11 September 1996
£84,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8TE: £320,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in ME15 8TE
8 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8TE
Sold Mar 2024
£507,00014 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8TE
Sold Apr 2017
£320,00013 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8TE
Sold Jan 2016
£285,00017 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8TE
Sold Jun 2015
£270,0006 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8TE
Sold Dec 2010
£249,500
Everything we know about 11 Cheviot Gardens, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Cheviot Gardens homes
On floor area, 11 Cheviot Gardens stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,105
Street avg £2,870
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.3 km
Madginford Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB