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13 Kings Acre, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UP

4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
108 m²
1165 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 13 Kings Acre

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

13 Kings Acre is a four-bedroom detached house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8UP). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1165 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since July 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £426,000 sits 81.3% above the 2009 sale of £235,000. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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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

  • Bedrooms4
Energy

Energy performance

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

13 Kings Acre 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Oct 2018

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 13 Kings Acre, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at 13 Kings Acre is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

  1. Sept 2023
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Tree Preservation Order Application: T1 - Oak tree at the rear of property to be crown reduced/reshaped to previous pruning points. Height from 14m to 12m Width from 10m to 8m

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    23/503383/TPOA
    View planning record
  2. Nov 2020
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Tree Preservation Order Application: 1 x Mature Oak Tree - rear garden - remove epicormic growth on trunk and crown reduce back to previous pruning points, height from 12m to 10m and width from 8m to 6m.

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    20/503919/TPOA
    View planning record
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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.

The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.

Current estimate

£426,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2009)

£235,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 July 2009Most recent

    £235,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8UP: £418,000 (2020–2016).

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On the street

Versus other Kings Acre homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 13 Kings Acre runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,171

Street avg £2,820

Below

Floor Area

108 m²

Street avg 110 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Strongly below
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

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Horton Downs — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Madginford Primary School. 21 schools nearby.

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 8UP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.0dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 13 Kings Acre, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.