35 Bournewood Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8TJ
About 35 Bournewood Close
35 Bournewood Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (73 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£574/sq ft) was about 110.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2022 for £272,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
35 Bournewood Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 35 Bournewood Close
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£291,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£272,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 December 2022Most recent
£272,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8TJ: £388,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in ME15 8TJ
11 Bournewood Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8TJ
Sold Aug 2025
£520,00024 Bournewood Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8TJ
Sold May 2025
£442,00020 Bournewood Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8TJ
Sold Sept 2024
£388,0008 Bournewood Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8TJ
Sold Sept 2023
£345,00037 Bournewood Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8TJ
Sold Dec 2022
£308,000
Everything we know about 35 Bournewood Close, 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 Bournewood Close homes
Floor Area for 35 Bournewood Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,182
Street avg £3,816
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.0 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
Foxden Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Madginford Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB