Skip to content
UK Property Looker

23 Longham Copse, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8TL

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
46 m²
495 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 23 Longham Copse

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

23 Longham Copse is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8TL). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Today's modelled estimate of £353,000 sits 50.2% above the 2018 sale of £235,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£475/sq ft) was about 92.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (68 m² across 48 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold October 2018 for £235,000.

Before you offer

Know exactly what you're buying at 23 Longham Copse

Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.

Already flagged here

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99
Trusted by UK homebuyers

Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1

Building

  • Previously extendedYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Longham Copse, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8TL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Longham Copse has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.

  1. Jan 2021
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Erection of single storey side extension.

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    20/505413/FULL
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 23 Longham Copse

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
£14.99

30-day money-back guarantee

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

23 Longham Copse valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£353,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2018)

£235,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 October 2018Most recent

    £235,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8TL: £325,000 (2025–2024).

Before you offer

Everything we know about 23 Longham Copse, 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
£14.99
Trusted by UK homebuyers
Preview of the full property report
On the street

Versus other Longham Copse homes

Four headline reads against 32 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 23 Longham Copse lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,109

Street avg £3,727

Strongly above

Floor Area

46 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.1 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

Strongly above
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£367k

1 Butler Walk

ME15 8WJ

3 bed1 bath
£369k

1 Betsham Road

ME15 8TX

3 bed1 bath
£328k

1 Chiddingstone Close

ME15 8TP

3 bed
£328k

1 Chislehurst Close

ME15 8TS

3 bed1 bath
£406k

1 Cannock Drive

ME15 8GE

3 bed2 bath
£314k

1 Bournewood Close, Downswood

ME15 8TJ

2 bed1 bath
£480k

1 Bodsham Crescent, Bearsted

ME15 8NL

4 bed2 bath
£498k

1 Blenheim Close, Bearsted

ME15 8LD

2 bed1 bath
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

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Foxden Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Madginford Primary School. 21 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 8TL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 23 Longham Copse, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8TL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.