17 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8TE
About 17 Cheviot Gardens
17 Cheviot Gardens is a three-bedroom detached house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8TE). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £417,000 sits 54.4% above the 2015 sale of £270,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 37.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). 11 years since the last transfer (June 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
17 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Apr 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Demolition of existing garage, erection of two storey side extension with dormer windows to front and rear.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/509321/FULL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 17 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
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£417,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 18 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
24 June 2015Most recent
£270,000
+13.7%over 8 years21 March 2007
£237,500
+166.9%over 9 years18 December 1997
£89,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8TE: £385,000 (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
£285,00011 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8TE
Sold Feb 2015
£385,0006 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8TE
Sold Dec 2010
£249,500
Everything we know about 17 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
EPC Rating for 17 Cheviot Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,871
Street avg £2,894
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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