What type of property is 15 Gorham Drive, ME15 8UU?

15 Gorham Drive, ME15 8UU is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 15 Gorham Drive, ME15 8UU?

15 Gorham Drive, ME15 8UU last sold for £341,500 in December 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £68,000 in December 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 15 Gorham Drive, ME15 8UU appreciated in value?

Across 4 sales between December 1996 and December 2021, 15 Gorham Drive, ME15 8UU rose from £68,000 to £341,500, a change of £273,500. That works out to roughly +6.7% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 15 Gorham Drive, ME15 8UU?

The current EPC rating for 15 Gorham Drive, ME15 8UU is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in May 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 15 Gorham Drive, ME15 8UU?

15 Gorham Drive, ME15 8UU has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (797 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 30% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME15 8UU. Source: EPC Register.

How is 15 Gorham Drive, ME15 8UU heated?

The latest EPC at 15 Gorham Drive, ME15 8UU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 15 Gorham Drive, ME15 8UU?

15 Gorham Drive, ME15 8UU is in council tax band D.

Where is 15 Gorham Drive, ME15 8UU located?

15 Gorham Drive, ME15 8UU sits in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone. It falls within the ME15 postcode district in Kent.

What is crime like near 15 Gorham Drive, ME15 8UU?

Police records around 15 Gorham Drive, ME15 8UU show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 66% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 15 Gorham Drive, ME15 8UU?

The closest primary school to 15 Gorham Drive, ME15 8UU is Madginford Primary School (474m), 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 15 Gorham Drive, ME15 8UU?

The closest bus stop to 15 Gorham Drive, ME15 8UU is Pennine Way, 83m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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15 Gorham Drive, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UU

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

74 m²

797 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 15 Gorham Drive

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

15 Gorham Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8UU). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Sold December 2021 for £341,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 74 m² it's 26.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 47 EPCs). Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£429/sq ft) was about 64.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
StudyYes

Outside

ParkingOff street

Building

Previously extendedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 May 2025

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 15 Gorham Drive, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

15 Gorham Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

15 Gorham Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£371,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£341,500

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

3 December 2021Most recent
£341,500
+28.9%over 6 years
13 September 2015
£265,000
+43.2%over 11 years
24 August 2004
£185,000
+172.1%over 7 years
13 December 1996
£68,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8UU: £325,000 (2025–2024).

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On the street

Versus other Gorham Drive homes

Four headline reads against 44 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 15 Gorham Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,615

Street avg £3,930

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Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 60 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 2.6 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Maidstone report

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

Pennine Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 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 8UU 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 8UU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.8dB

Low

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60 dB

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70 dB

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80 dB

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