What type of property is 20 Kings Acre, ME15 8UP?

20 Kings Acre, ME15 8UP is a detached house.

When did 20 Kings Acre, ME15 8UP last change hands?

20 Kings Acre, ME15 8UP last sold for £118,000 in March 1999, around 27 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 20 Kings Acre, ME15 8UP?

The current EPC rating for 20 Kings Acre, ME15 8UP is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in May 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 20 Kings Acre, ME15 8UP?

20 Kings Acre, ME15 8UP has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (1,001 sq ft). That makes it about 18% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME15 8UP. Source: EPC Register.

How is 20 Kings Acre, ME15 8UP heated?

The latest EPC at 20 Kings Acre, ME15 8UP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 20 Kings Acre, ME15 8UP?

20 Kings Acre, ME15 8UP is in council tax band E.

Where is 20 Kings Acre, ME15 8UP located?

20 Kings Acre, ME15 8UP sits in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone. It falls within the ME15 postcode district in Kent.

What is crime like near 20 Kings Acre, ME15 8UP?

Police records around 20 Kings Acre, ME15 8UP show an average of 414 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (15% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 20 Kings Acre, ME15 8UP?

The closest primary school to 20 Kings Acre, ME15 8UP is Madginford Primary School (583m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is School of Science and Technology Maidstone (2.2km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 20 Kings Acre, ME15 8UP?

The closest bus stop to 20 Kings Acre, ME15 8UP is Horton Downs, 207m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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20 Kings Acre, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UP

Estimated value

£451,000

Since the 1999 sale (£118,000)+282%
Against ME15 8UP's recent median (£418,000)+8%

Newest record on this page: December 2020. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

93 m²

1001 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£451,000

Against its 1999 sale (£118,000)+282%
Against ME15 8UP's recent median (£418,000)+8%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 20 Kings Acre is modelled from its 93 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in ME15 8UP. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
93 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2016
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 1999
Recent sales in ME15 8UP
5 sales, median £418,000 (2020–2016)

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Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

20 Kings Acre's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).

Sales timeline

29 March 1999Most recent
£118,000

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

Nearby sales in ME15 8UP

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 20 Kings Acre, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UP. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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Overview

About 20 Kings Acre

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

20 Kings Acre is a detached house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8UP). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in March 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £451,000 sits 282.2% above the 1999 sale of £118,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£118/sq ft) was about 40.5% below the postcode norm. At 93 m² it's 17.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 16 EPCs).

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Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 May 2026

Current Certificate

May 2016

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 23 May 2026

New assessment needed to sell or let

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Kings Acre, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Kings Acre has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

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 price per m², 20 Kings Acre runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,269

Street avg £2,880

Strongly below

Floor Area

93 m²

Street avg 111 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

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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.

Full Maidstone report

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.

Nearest schools

Madginford Primary SchoolPrimary583m
Greenfields Community Primary SchoolPrimary1.0km
Senacre Wood Primary SchoolPrimary1.1km
Thurnham Church of England Infant SchoolPrimary1.6km

Nearest stops

Horton DownsBus stop207m
Gorham DriveBus stop237m
Pennine WayBus stop325m
Foxden DriveBus stop408m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences2,168 reports37%
Anti-social Behaviour1,110 reports19%
Criminal Damage & Arson597 reports10%
Shoplifting444 reports8%

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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· 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

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.

Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 20 Kings Acre is modelled from its 93 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in ME15 8UP. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 20 Kings Acre. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 20 Kings Acre was lodged in May 2016 at band D and expired in May 2026, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 20 Kings Acre. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 21 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME15 8UP, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 20 Kings Acre is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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