What kind of home is 16 Murrain Drive, ME15 8XJ?

16 Murrain Drive, ME15 8XJ is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 16 Murrain Drive, ME15 8XJ?

16 Murrain Drive, ME15 8XJ last sold for £350,000 in August 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £85,000 in July 1998, so prices have been rising over 24 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 16 Murrain Drive, ME15 8XJ changed over time?

Across 2 sales between July 1998 and August 2022, 16 Murrain Drive, ME15 8XJ rose from £85,000 to £350,000, a change of £265,000. That works out to roughly +6.1% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 16 Murrain Drive, ME15 8XJ?

The current EPC rating for 16 Murrain Drive, ME15 8XJ is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in April 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 16 Murrain Drive, ME15 8XJ?

16 Murrain Drive, ME15 8XJ has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (700 sq ft), around 22 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 46% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME15 8XJ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 16 Murrain Drive, ME15 8XJ use?

The latest EPC at 16 Murrain Drive, ME15 8XJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 16 Murrain Drive, ME15 8XJ?

16 Murrain Drive, ME15 8XJ is in council tax band D.

Which area is 16 Murrain Drive, ME15 8XJ in?

16 Murrain Drive, ME15 8XJ sits in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone. It falls within the ME15 postcode district in Kent.

What is crime like near 16 Murrain Drive, ME15 8XJ?

Police records around 16 Murrain Drive, ME15 8XJ 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.

What schools are near 16 Murrain Drive, ME15 8XJ?

The closest primary school to 16 Murrain Drive, ME15 8XJ is Madginford Primary School (554m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is School of Science and Technology Maidstone (2.3km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 16 Murrain Drive, ME15 8XJ?

The closest bus stop to 16 Murrain Drive, ME15 8XJ is Pennine Way, 155m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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16 Murrain Drive, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XJ

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

65 m²

700 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 16 Murrain Drive

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

16 Murrain Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8XJ). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

At 65 m² it's 20.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (54 m² median across 37 EPCs). Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£500/sq ft) was about 122.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2022 for £350,000. 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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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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 Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Murrain Drive, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Murrain 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.

Price for 16 Murrain Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.

Current estimate

£361,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£350,000

Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

18 August 2022Most recent
£350,000
+311.8%over 24 years
22 July 1998
£85,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8XJ: £180,000 (2025–2025).

Nearby sales in ME15 8XJ

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On the street

Versus other Murrain Drive homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 16 Murrain Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£5,385

Street avg £4,218

Strongly above

Floor Area

65 m²

Street avg 61 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 2.6 t/year

On par

Comparables

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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

0.2 km

Pennine Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Madginford Primary School. 20 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME15 8XJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 8XJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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