Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Rhodewood Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8UR). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in October 2008. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 96 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 1997–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £406,000 sits 75% above the 2008 sale of £232,000.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 25 August 2030
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3 Rhodewood Close has no planning applications on record.
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5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£406,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 12 years.
£232,000
Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 12 years.
9 October 2008Most recent
£232,000
+81.3%over 8 years19 April 2000
£128,000
+0.8%29 February 2000
£127,000
+43.5%over 3 years17 January 1997
£88,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8UR: £332,500 (2025–2024).
9 Rhodewood Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UR
Sold Oct 2025
14 Rhodewood Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UR
Sold Sept 2025
5 Rhodewood Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UR
Sold Feb 2025
15 Rhodewood Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UR
Sold Aug 2024
4 Rhodewood Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UR
Sold May 2024
Price per m² for 3 Rhodewood Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,417
Street avg £4,238
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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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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