8 Frithwood Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UT
About 8 Frithwood Close
8 Frithwood Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8UT). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Held since July 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 117 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 2000–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £514,000 sits 83.6% above the 2006 sale of £279,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 16% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 8 Frithwood Close.
- Feb 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of two storey side extension
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/505941/FULL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Frithwood Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£514,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.3% per year over 6 years.
£279,995
Growth on file: 10.3% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
6 July 2006Most recent
£279,995
+75.5%over 5 years1 October 2000
£159,500
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
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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
On epc rating, 8 Frithwood Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,393
Street avg £3,467
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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.
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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