What type of property is 1 Len Valley Walk, ME15 8XQ?

1 Len Valley Walk, ME15 8XQ is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 1 Len Valley Walk, ME15 8XQ sell for?

1 Len Valley Walk, ME15 8XQ last sold for £232,000 in August 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £65,500 in February 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 1 Len Valley Walk, ME15 8XQ?

Across 4 sales between February 1999 and August 2021, 1 Len Valley Walk, ME15 8XQ rose from £65,500 to £232,000, a change of £166,500. That works out to roughly +5.8% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 1 Len Valley Walk, ME15 8XQ?

The current EPC rating for 1 Len Valley Walk, ME15 8XQ is C with a score of 72 out of 100, lodged in May 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 Len Valley Walk, ME15 8XQ?

1 Len Valley Walk, ME15 8XQ has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (592 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 Len Valley Walk, ME15 8XQ heated?

The latest EPC at 1 Len Valley Walk, ME15 8XQ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 1 Len Valley Walk, ME15 8XQ?

1 Len Valley Walk, ME15 8XQ is in council tax band C.

Where is 1 Len Valley Walk, ME15 8XQ located?

1 Len Valley Walk, ME15 8XQ sits in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone. It falls within the ME15 postcode district in Kent.

How safe is the area around 1 Len Valley Walk, ME15 8XQ?

Police records around 1 Len Valley Walk, ME15 8XQ show an average of 414 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (15% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 1 Len Valley Walk, ME15 8XQ?

The closest primary school to 1 Len Valley Walk, ME15 8XQ is Madginford Primary School (275m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is School of Science and Technology Maidstone (1.9km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 1 Len Valley Walk, ME15 8XQ?

The closest bus stop to 1 Len Valley Walk, ME15 8XQ is Horton Downs, 148m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Len Valley Walk, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XQ

4 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

55 m²

592 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 72

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 1 Len Valley Walk

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

1 Len Valley Walk is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8XQ). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).

Sold August 2021 for £232,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £268,000 is 15.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£392/sq ft) was about 51% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate

May 2018

EPC Rating

C72

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 14 May 2028

1 year remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Len Valley Walk, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Len Valley Walk has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Len Valley Walk has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£268,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£232,000

Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

22 August 2021Most recent
£232,000
+34.1%over 6 years
30 October 2014
£173,000
+8.8%over 7 years
24 November 2006
£159,000
+142.7%over 7 years
26 February 1999
£65,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8XQ: £187,500 (2021–2007).

Nearby sales in ME15 8XQ

On the street

Versus other Len Valley Walk homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 1 Len Valley Walk runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,218

Street avg £3,927

On par

Floor Area

55 m²

Street avg 51 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.0 t/year

Street avg 2.1 t/year

Strongly above

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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

0.1 km

Horton Downs — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Madginford Primary School. 21 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 8XQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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