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5 Ravens Dane Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XL

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
70 m²
753 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 5 Ravens Dane Close

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

5 Ravens Dane Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8XL). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Today's modelled estimate of £324,000 sits 75.1% above the 2013 sale of £185,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 70 m² it's 27.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (55 m² median across 24 EPCs). 13 years since the last transfer (September 2013).

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
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  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Apr 2022

Current Certificate
Apr 2012

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 30 April 2022

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Ravens Dane Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

1 application on record at 5 Ravens Dane Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XL

1decisions1extensions14documents5nearby
Flagged:Demolition
  1. Jan 2018
    DemolitionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey

    Demolition of existing garage store, erection of a new single storey rear/side extension incorporating roof lights, and reduction of garden level adjacent to rear extension to form patio area.

    Extension
    Documents
    14 docs on file
    Reference
    17/506007/FULL
    Full record in report

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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.

5 Ravens Dane Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£324,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2013)

£185,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 September 2013Most recent

    £185,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8XL: £177,500 (2026–2024).

On the street

Versus other Ravens Dane Close homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 5 Ravens Dane Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,643

Street avg £3,967

Strongly below

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 56 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£331k

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1 Chiddingstone Close

ME15 8TP

3 bed
£355k

1 Butler Walk

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3 bed1 bath
£364k

1 Betsham Road

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3 bed1 bath
£393k

1 Cannock Drive

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3 bed2 bath
£300k

1 Bournewood Close, Downswood

ME15 8TJ

2 bed1 bath
£221k

1 Buffkyn Way

ME15 8FY

2 bed2 bath
£485k

1 Blenheim Close, Bearsted

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Maidstone district page.
Full Maidstone report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

414/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Pennine Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Madginford Primary School. 21 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 8XL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.9dB

Low
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60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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