What kind of home is 1 Rhodewood Close, ME15 8UR?

1 Rhodewood Close, ME15 8UR is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 1 Rhodewood Close, ME15 8UR sell for?

1 Rhodewood Close, ME15 8UR last sold for £562,500 in December 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £102,995 in September 1998, so prices have been rising over 24 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 1 Rhodewood Close, ME15 8UR appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between September 1998 and December 2022, 1 Rhodewood Close, ME15 8UR rose from £102,995 to £562,500, a change of £459,505. That works out to roughly +7.3% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 1 Rhodewood Close, ME15 8UR?

The current EPC rating for 1 Rhodewood Close, ME15 8UR is C with a score of 75 out of 100, lodged in April 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 1 Rhodewood Close, ME15 8UR?

1 Rhodewood Close, ME15 8UR has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (1,152 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 51% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME15 8UR. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 1 Rhodewood Close, ME15 8UR use?

The latest EPC at 1 Rhodewood Close, ME15 8UR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 1 Rhodewood Close, ME15 8UR?

1 Rhodewood Close, ME15 8UR is in council tax band E.

Which area is 1 Rhodewood Close, ME15 8UR in?

1 Rhodewood Close, ME15 8UR sits in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone. It falls within the ME15 postcode district in Kent.

What is crime like near 1 Rhodewood Close, ME15 8UR?

Police records around 1 Rhodewood Close, ME15 8UR 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.

What schools are near 1 Rhodewood Close, ME15 8UR?

The closest primary school to 1 Rhodewood Close, ME15 8UR is Madginford Primary School (567m), 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 1 Rhodewood Close, ME15 8UR?

The closest bus stop to 1 Rhodewood Close, ME15 8UR is Gorham Drive, 195m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Rhodewood Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UR

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

107 m²

1152 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 75

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 1 Rhodewood Close

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

1 Rhodewood Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8UR). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).

At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£488/sq ft) was about 112% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2022 for £562,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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.

Current Certificate

Apr 2022

EPC Rating

C75

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 3 April 2032

5 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Rhodewood Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Rhodewood Close has no planning applications on 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.

Latest sale on 1 Rhodewood Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£588,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£562,500

Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

7 December 2022Most recent
£562,500
+446.1%over 24 years
17 September 1998
£102,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8UR: £332,500 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in ME15 8UR

On the street

Versus other Rhodewood Close homes

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

EPC Rating for 1 Rhodewood Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,257

Street avg £4,061

Strongly above

Floor Area

107 m²

Street avg 71 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

On par

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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

Gorham Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Madginford Primary School. 21 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME15 8UR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 8UR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

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