1 Mallard Way, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XH
About 1 Mallard Way
1 Mallard Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8XH). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1057 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
12 years since the last transfer (October 2014). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £463,000 is 37.2% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 25.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
Energy performance
1 Mallard Way'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Apr 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Mallard Way has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension and roof lantern.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/505188/FULL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Mallard Way
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 1 Mallard Way has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£463,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 19.5% per year over 18 years.
£337,500
Growth on file: 19.5% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
2 October 2014Most recent
£337,500
+18.4%over 1 year19 November 2012
£284,950
+14.0%over 8 years4 April 2004
£249,995
+1739.0%over 7 years17 September 1996
£13,594
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8XH: £425,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in ME15 8XH
4 Mallard Way, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XH
Sold Jun 2024
£430,0008 Mallard Way, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XH
Sold May 2024
£510,0005 Mallard Way, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XH
Sold Apr 2023
£425,0009 Mallard Way, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XH
Sold Aug 2016
£355,00012 Mallard Way, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XH
Sold Sept 2014
£330,000
Everything we know about 1 Mallard Way, 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 Mallard Way homes
On habitable rooms, 1 Mallard Way stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,437
Street avg £3,454
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
Pennine Way — 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
46.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB