1 Longham Copse, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8TL

1 Longham Copse is a four-bedroom detached house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8TL). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position.

At 113 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 49 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £445,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£366/sq ft) was about 48.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.