18 Chiltern Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XG
About 18 Chiltern Close
18 Chiltern Close is a semi-detached house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8XG). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 301 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 28 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–56 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 23 units on file. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 28 m² it sits well below the postcode median (42 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£382/sq ft) was about 56.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £115,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Risks
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Sold prices
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Trends
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Energy performance
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Planning history
18 Chiltern Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£113,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.6% per year over 17 years.
£115,000
Growth on file: 1.6% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
31 March 2022Most recent
£115,000
+31.4%over 16 years5 July 2005
£87,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8XG: £215,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in ME15 8XG
7 Chiltern Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XG
Sold Aug 2024
£290,00025 Chiltern Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XG
Sold Aug 2023
£290,0008 Chiltern Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XG
Sold Jun 2023
£215,00017 Chiltern Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XG
Sold Apr 2023
£117,50013 Chiltern Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XG
Sold Apr 2023
£120,000
Everything we know about 18 Chiltern 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 Chiltern Close homes
18 Chiltern Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,107
Street avg £3,467
Floor Area
28 m²
Street avg 39 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 2.3 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
0.3 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
47.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB