7 Reinden Grove, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8TH

7 Reinden Grove is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8TH). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (71 m² across 37 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold February 2021 for £260,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2009–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £316,000 is 21.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£493/sq ft) was about 89.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.