22 Willow Rise, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XR
About 22 Willow Rise
22 Willow Rise is a semi-detached house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8XR). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 296 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 28 m² this is the 9th smallest of 58 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 20–70 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (November 2011) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 28 m² it sits well below the postcode median (43 m² across 57 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2014. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£334/sq ft) was about 28.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £99,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
22 Willow Rise'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Nov 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2014RenovationFullIn report
Replacement of existing windows.
- Agent
- M.A. Newsome and Co. Ltd.
New Windows- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/504337/FULL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£104,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 20 years.
£99,000
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
28 June 2021Most recent
£99,000
+115.2%over 19 years2 August 2001
£46,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8XR: £230,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in ME15 8XR
61 Willow Rise, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XR
Sold Jun 2025
£230,00031 Willow Rise, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XR
Sold Nov 2024
£280,00028 Willow Rise, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XR
Sold Sept 2023
£225,00029 Willow Rise, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XR
Sold May 2023
£225,0002 Willow Rise, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XR
Sold Apr 2023
£315,000
Everything we know about 22 Willow Rise, 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 Willow Rise homes
Years Held for 22 Willow Rise lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,600
Street avg £3,008
Floor Area
28 m²
Street avg 36 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 2.6 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
0.2 km
Horton Downs — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Madginford Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB