What type of property is 9 Horton Downs, ME15 8TN?

9 Horton Downs, ME15 8TN is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 9 Horton Downs, ME15 8TN sell for?

9 Horton Downs, ME15 8TN last sold for £280,000 in March 2010, around 16 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 9 Horton Downs, ME15 8TN?

The current EPC rating for 9 Horton Downs, ME15 8TN is E with a score of 54 out of 100, lodged in October 2008. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 9 Horton Downs, ME15 8TN?

9 Horton Downs, ME15 8TN has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (943 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 22% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME15 8TN. Source: EPC Register.

How is 9 Horton Downs, ME15 8TN heated?

The latest EPC at 9 Horton Downs, ME15 8TN records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 9 Horton Downs, ME15 8TN?

9 Horton Downs, ME15 8TN is in council tax band E.

Where is 9 Horton Downs, ME15 8TN located?

9 Horton Downs, ME15 8TN sits in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone. It falls within the ME15 postcode district in Kent.

Is 9 Horton Downs, ME15 8TN in a safe area?

Police records around 9 Horton Downs, ME15 8TN 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.

Which schools serve 9 Horton Downs, ME15 8TN?

The closest primary school to 9 Horton Downs, ME15 8TN is Madginford Primary School (535m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is School of Science and Technology Maidstone (1.9km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 9 Horton Downs, ME15 8TN?

The closest bus stop to 9 Horton Downs, ME15 8TN is Horton Downs, 129m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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9 Horton Downs, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8TN

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

88 m²

943 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 54

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 9 Horton Downs

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

9 Horton Downs is a three-bedroom detached house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8TN). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 943 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since March 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 88 m² it's 21.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 19 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £444,000 sits 58.6% above the 2010 sale of £280,000.

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

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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 Horton Downs sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Oct 2018

Current Certificate

Oct 2008

EPC Rating

E54

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 19 October 2018

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 9 Horton Downs, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8TN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

9 Horton Downs 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.

9 Horton Downs valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£444,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2010)

£280,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

22 March 2010Most recent
£280,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8TN: £440,000 (2024–2020).

Nearby sales in ME15 8TN

On the street

Versus other Horton Downs homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 9 Horton Downs runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,196

Street avg £3,639

Strongly below

Floor Area

88 m²

Street avg 108 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly below

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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

Horton Downs — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 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 8TN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 8TN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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