What kind of home is 31 Pennine Way, ME15 8UF?

31 Pennine Way, ME15 8UF is a 3-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What did 31 Pennine Way, ME15 8UF sell for?

31 Pennine Way, ME15 8UF last sold for £340,000 in February 2018, around 8 years ago. Before that, it sold for £205,000 in April 2004, so prices have been rising over 14 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 31 Pennine Way, ME15 8UF?

Across 2 sales between April 2004 and February 2018, 31 Pennine Way, ME15 8UF rose from £205,000 to £340,000, a change of £135,000. That works out to roughly +3.7% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 31 Pennine Way, ME15 8UF?

The current EPC rating for 31 Pennine Way, ME15 8UF is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in March 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 31 Pennine Way, ME15 8UF?

31 Pennine Way, ME15 8UF has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (797 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 30% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME15 8UF. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 31 Pennine Way, ME15 8UF use?

The latest EPC at 31 Pennine Way, ME15 8UF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 31 Pennine Way, ME15 8UF have?

31 Pennine Way, ME15 8UF has council approval for single-storey side and rear extension granted in April 2023 under ref. 23/500960/FULL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 31 Pennine Way, ME15 8UF?

31 Pennine Way, ME15 8UF is in council tax band D.

Which area is 31 Pennine Way, ME15 8UF in?

31 Pennine Way, ME15 8UF sits in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone. It falls within the ME15 postcode district in Kent.

Is 31 Pennine Way, ME15 8UF in a safe area?

Police records around 31 Pennine Way, ME15 8UF show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 66% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 31 Pennine Way, ME15 8UF?

The closest primary school to 31 Pennine Way, ME15 8UF is Madginford Primary School (344m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is School of Science and Technology Maidstone (2.0km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 31 Pennine Way, ME15 8UF?

The closest bus stop to 31 Pennine Way, ME15 8UF is Gorham Drive, 29m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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31 Pennine Way, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UF

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

74 m²

797 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 31 Pennine Way

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

31 Pennine Way is a three-bedroom detached house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8UF). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 74 m² it's 29.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 17 EPCs). Across 2004–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £427,000 is 25.6% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£427/sq ft) was about 73.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 years since the last transfer (February 2018).

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear

Building

Central heatingYes
Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

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 Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 31 Pennine Way, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Apr 2023
Garage ConversionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear and side extension, including conversion of garage to habitable space and alterations to fenestration.
Extension
Documents
12 docs on file
Reference
23/500960/FULL
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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.

31 Pennine Way valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£427,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£340,000

Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

1 February 2018Most recent
£340,000
+65.9%over 13 years
29 April 2004
£205,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8UF: £232,500 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in ME15 8UF

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On the street

Versus other Pennine Way homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 31 Pennine Way runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,595

Street avg £3,866

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Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 57 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

0.0 km

Gorham Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 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 8UF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 8UF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.3dB

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