18 Gorham Drive, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UU

18 Gorham Drive is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8UU). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since September 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £157,000 sits 248.9% above the 1999 sale of £45,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£105/sq ft) was about 60.1% below the postcode norm. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (60 m² across 47 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.