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18 Kings Acre, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UP

4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
91 m²
980 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 18 Kings Acre

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

18 Kings Acre is a four-bedroom detached house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8UP). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £449,000 sits 60.4% above the 2014 sale of £280,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£286/sq ft) was about 47.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 12 years since the last transfer (June 2014). At 91 m² it's 19.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 16 EPCs).

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
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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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 May 2022

Current Certificate
May 2012

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 7 May 2022

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Kings Acre, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Kings Acre has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.

4 applications on record at 18 Kings Acre, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UP

4decisions3extensions36documents5nearby
  1. Nov 2020
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Erection of a two storey side extension and a single storey rear extension

    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    20/504008/FULL
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ConditionsDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

+ 1 more application in the report

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  • Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (4 on record)
  • All 4 applications on this property in full, plus 5 notable nearby
  • The 36 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.

Current estimate

£449,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£280,000

Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 June 2014Most recent

    £280,000

    +143.5%over 16 years
  2. 31 July 1997

    £115,000

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

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.

18 Kings Acre is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

Price per m²

£3,077

Street avg £2,759

Above

Floor Area

91 m²

Street avg 111 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Above
Before you decide

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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

0.2 km

Horton Downs — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Madginford Primary School. 21 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 18 Kings Acre, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.