What kind of home is 9 Bournewood Close, ME15 8TJ?

9 Bournewood Close, ME15 8TJ is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 9 Bournewood Close, ME15 8TJ?

9 Bournewood Close, ME15 8TJ last sold for £243,000 in September 2010, around 16 years ago. Before that, it sold for £75,000 in August 1995, so prices have been rising over 15 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 9 Bournewood Close, ME15 8TJ?

Across 2 sales between August 1995 and September 2010, 9 Bournewood Close, ME15 8TJ rose from £75,000 to £243,000, a change of £168,000. That works out to roughly +8.1% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 9 Bournewood Close, ME15 8TJ have?

The current EPC rating for 9 Bournewood Close, ME15 8TJ is D with a score of 66 out of 100, lodged in November 2009. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 9 Bournewood Close, ME15 8TJ?

9 Bournewood Close, ME15 8TJ has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (921 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 17% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME15 8TJ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 9 Bournewood Close, ME15 8TJ use?

The latest EPC at 9 Bournewood Close, ME15 8TJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 9 Bournewood Close, ME15 8TJ?

9 Bournewood Close, ME15 8TJ is in council tax band E.

Which area is 9 Bournewood Close, ME15 8TJ in?

9 Bournewood Close, ME15 8TJ sits in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone. It falls within the ME15 postcode district in Kent.

How safe is the area around 9 Bournewood Close, ME15 8TJ?

Police records around 9 Bournewood Close, ME15 8TJ 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 9 Bournewood Close, ME15 8TJ?

The closest primary school to 9 Bournewood Close, ME15 8TJ is Madginford Primary School (384m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is School of Science and Technology Maidstone (1.7km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 9 Bournewood Close, ME15 8TJ?

The closest bus stop to 9 Bournewood Close, ME15 8TJ is Foxden Drive, 121m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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9 Bournewood Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8TJ

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

86 m²

921 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 66

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 9 Bournewood Close

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

9 Bournewood Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 921 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since September 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1995–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £394,000 sits 62.1% above the 2010 sale of £243,000. At 86 m² it's 18.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 25 EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3

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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.

9 Bournewood Close'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 13 Nov 2019

Current Certificate

Nov 2009

EPC Rating

D66

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 13 November 2019

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 9 Bournewood Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8TJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

9 Bournewood Close 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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.

Current estimate

£394,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2010)

£243,000

Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

26 September 2010Most recent
£243,000
+224.0%over 15 years
2 August 1995
£75,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8TJ: £388,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in ME15 8TJ

On the street

Versus other Bournewood Close homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 9 Bournewood Close lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,839

Street avg £3,975

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Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 76 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

Foxden Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 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 8TJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 8TJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

Low

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65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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Common questions

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