20 Frithwood Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UT
About 20 Frithwood Close
20 Frithwood Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8UT). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1365 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2010) shows a C (score 71). The latest certificate is from November 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in May 2001. At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £497,000 sits 184% above the 2001 sale of £175,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£128/sq ft) was about 51.5% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
20 Frithwood Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Nov 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2008Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension and conversion of existing garage into additional living accommodation as shown on drawing no. 27.169.1 and unnumbered site location plan received on 02/01/08.
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/0013
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
20 Frithwood Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£497,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.1% per year over 6 years.
£175,000
Growth on file: 10.1% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
3 May 2001Most recent
£175,000
+82.3%over 6 years27 January 1995
£96,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8UT: £420,000 (2024–2012).
Nearby sales in ME15 8UT
9 Frithwood Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UT
Sold Dec 2024
£420,00014 Frithwood Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UT
Sold Jun 2022
£420,0004 Frithwood Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UT
Sold Jul 2021
£375,0007 Frithwood Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UT
Sold Feb 2021
£460,0006 Frithwood Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UT
Sold Jul 2012
£283,000
Everything we know about 20 Frithwood Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Frithwood Close homes
20 Frithwood Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,380
Street avg £3,594
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Horton Downs — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Madginford Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB