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2 Foxden Drive, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8TQ

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
87 m²
936 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Social Rental
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Overview

About 2 Foxden Drive

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

2 Foxden Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8TQ). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since December 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2001–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £389,000 sits 76.8% above the 2005 sale of £220,000. One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2020. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 87 m² it's 27% larger than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 38 EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms4
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Aug 2023

Current Certificate
Aug 2013

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Expired on 8 August 2023

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Foxden Drive, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8TQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 2 Foxden Drive, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8TQ

1decisions1extensions11documents5nearby
Flagged:Retrospective
  1. Sept 2020
    Garage ConversionFull
    Outcome in report

    Conversion of detached garage into a habitable space. Alterations to fenestration. (part retrospective)

    Retrospective
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    20/503074/FULL
    Full record in report

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

2 Foxden Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£389,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2005)

£220,000

Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 December 2005Most recent

    £220,000

    +37.5%over 4 years
  2. 16 November 2001

    £160,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8TQ: £350,000 (2026–2023).

On the street

Versus other Foxden Drive homes

Four headline reads against 38 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 2 Foxden Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,529

Street avg £3,482

Strongly below

Floor Area

87 m²

Street avg 68 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 2.9 t/year

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

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

0.6 km

Madginford Primary School. 21 schools nearby.

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A Local Area 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 8TQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME15 8TQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 8TQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.1dB

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

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