What kind of home is 5 Boyson Drive, ME15 8YH?

5 Boyson Drive, ME15 8YH is a mid-terrace house.

When did 5 Boyson Drive, ME15 8YH last change hands?

5 Boyson Drive, ME15 8YH last sold for £277,000 in May 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £260,000 in January 2020, so prices have been rising over 1 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 5 Boyson Drive, ME15 8YH?

Across 2 sales between January 2020 and May 2021, 5 Boyson Drive, ME15 8YH rose from £260,000 to £277,000, a change of £17,000. That works out to roughly +5% per year compounded over 1 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 5 Boyson Drive, ME15 8YH?

The current EPC rating for 5 Boyson Drive, ME15 8YH is A with a score of 92 out of 100, lodged in December 2019. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Boyson Drive, ME15 8YH?

5 Boyson Drive, ME15 8YH has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (753 sq ft). That makes it about 10% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME15 8YH. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Boyson Drive, ME15 8YH use?

The latest EPC at 5 Boyson Drive, ME15 8YH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is 5 Boyson Drive, ME15 8YH in?

5 Boyson Drive, ME15 8YH sits in Otham, Maidstone, Maidstone. It falls within the ME15 postcode district in Kent.

How safe is the area around 5 Boyson Drive, ME15 8YH?

Police records around 5 Boyson Drive, ME15 8YH 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 5 Boyson Drive, ME15 8YH?

The closest primary school to 5 Boyson Drive, ME15 8YH is Senacre Wood Primary School (532m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is New Line Learning Academy (2.3km).

What transport links are near 5 Boyson Drive, ME15 8YH?

The closest bus stop to 5 Boyson Drive, ME15 8YH is Titchfield Road, 347m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Boyson Drive, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8YH

EPC A

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor area

70 m²

753 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 92

Overview

About 5 Boyson Drive

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

5 Boyson Drive is a mid-terrace house in Otham, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8YH). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft). The latest certificate (December 2019) returns an A (score 92), the top energy band on the EPC scale.

Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2020–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £310,000 is 11.9% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £277,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

5 Boyson Drive's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

A92

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

0.3 t/year

Occupancy

—

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Boyson Drive, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8YH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Boyson 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.

5 Boyson Drive changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£310,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 1 year.

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Last sold (2021)

£277,000

Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

13 May 2021Most recent
£277,000
+6.5%over 1 year
24 January 2020
£260,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8YH: £315,000 (2024–2020).

Nearby sales in ME15 8YH

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On the street

Versus other Boyson Drive homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, 5 Boyson Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,957

Street avg £3,972

On par

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 78 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

0.3 t/year

Street avg 0.9 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 5 years

Below

Comparables

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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

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Titchfield Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Senacre Wood Primary School. 15 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 8YH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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