17 Kings Acre, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UP

17 Kings Acre is a five-bedroom detached house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8UP). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1998–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £528,000 sits 76% above the 2015 sale of £300,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 16.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in June 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.