18 Kings Acre, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UP
About 18 Kings Acre
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).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 May 2022
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 7 May 2022
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Planning history
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
- Nov 2020ExtensionFullOutcome 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
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsOct 2024Decision
- ExtensionAug 2024Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£449,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 17 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
11 June 2014Most recent
£280,000
+143.5%over 16 years31 July 1997
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8UP: £418,000 (2020–2016).
Nearby sales in ME15 8UP
22 Kings Acre, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UP
Sold Dec 2020
£450,0007 Kings Acre, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UP
Sold Aug 2018
£475,0009 Kings Acre, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UP
Sold Apr 2018
£350,0006 Kings Acre, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UP
Sold Aug 2017
£395,00014 Kings Acre, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UP
Sold Apr 2016
£418,000
Versus other Kings Acre homes
18 Kings Acre is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£3,077
Street avg £2,759
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB







