What kind of home is 8 Cheviot Gardens, ME15 8TE?

8 Cheviot Gardens, ME15 8TE is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 8 Cheviot Gardens, ME15 8TE?

8 Cheviot Gardens, ME15 8TE last sold for £507,000 in March 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £130,000 in September 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 8 Cheviot Gardens, ME15 8TE?

Across 4 sales between September 1997 and March 2024, 8 Cheviot Gardens, ME15 8TE rose from £130,000 to £507,000, a change of £377,000. That works out to roughly +5.3% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8 Cheviot Gardens, ME15 8TE?

The current EPC rating for 8 Cheviot Gardens, ME15 8TE is C with a score of 72 out of 100, lodged in March 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Cheviot Gardens, ME15 8TE?

8 Cheviot Gardens, ME15 8TE has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (1,249 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 32% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME15 8TE. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Cheviot Gardens, ME15 8TE use?

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

What is the council tax band for 8 Cheviot Gardens, ME15 8TE?

8 Cheviot Gardens, ME15 8TE is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 8 Cheviot Gardens, ME15 8TE in?

8 Cheviot Gardens, ME15 8TE sits in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone. It falls within the ME15 postcode district in Kent.

What is crime like near 8 Cheviot Gardens, ME15 8TE?

Police records around 8 Cheviot Gardens, ME15 8TE show an average of 414 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (15% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 8 Cheviot Gardens, ME15 8TE?

The closest primary school to 8 Cheviot Gardens, ME15 8TE is Madginford Primary School (287m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is School of Science and Technology Maidstone (2.0km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 8 Cheviot Gardens, ME15 8TE?

The closest bus stop to 8 Cheviot Gardens, ME15 8TE is Gorham Drive, 91m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8TE

4 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

116 m²

1249 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 72

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 8 Cheviot Gardens

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

8 Cheviot Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8TE). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1997–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£406/sq ft) was about 130.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2024 for £507,000.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2

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Energy

Energy performance

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

8 Cheviot Gardens ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

Current Certificate

Mar 2022

EPC Rating

C72

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 3 March 2032

5 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8TE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Cheviot Gardens has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 8 Cheviot Gardens was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£530,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£507,000

Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

11 March 2024Most recent
£507,000
-8.6%over 1 year
20 June 2022
£555,000
+68.2%over 14 years
29 February 2008
£330,000
+153.8%over 10 years
22 September 1997
£130,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8TE: £285,000 (2017–2010).

Nearby sales in ME15 8TE

On the street

Versus other Cheviot Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Cheviot Gardens outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,371

Street avg £2,744

Strongly above

Floor Area

116 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Maidstone district page.

Full Maidstone report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

414/mo

Falling 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.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME15 8TE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 8TE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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