What type of property is Chareda, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH?

Chareda, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH is a 5-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for Chareda, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH?

Chareda, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH last sold for £930,000 in June 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £185,000 in October 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Chareda, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH?

Across 3 sales between October 1999 and June 2024, Chareda, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH rose from £185,000 to £930,000, a change of £745,000. That works out to roughly +6.8% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Chareda, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH have?

The current EPC rating for Chareda, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH is C with a score of 76 out of 100, lodged in October 2023. It has improved from a E recorded in June 2014 (2 bands). Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Chareda, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH?

Chareda, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH has a recorded floor area of 243 m² (2,616 sq ft), around 49 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 71% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME15 9RH. Source: EPC Register.

How is Chareda, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH heated?

The latest EPC at Chareda, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has Chareda, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH had any planning applications?

The most recent planning decision at Chareda, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH was a refusal for an application (ref. 24/502808/TPOA) in September 2024. Earlier filings include 2 approved applications on the same address. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is Chareda, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH?

Chareda, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH is in council tax band E.

Where is Chareda, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH located?

Chareda, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH sits in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone. It falls within the ME15 postcode district in Kent.

Is Chareda, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH in a safe area?

Police records around Chareda, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH 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.

Which schools serve Chareda, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH?

The closest primary school to Chareda, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH is Loose Primary School (367m), one of 17 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is New Line Learning Academy (752m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is Chareda, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH?

The closest bus stop to Chareda, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH is The Walnut Tree, 285m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Chareda, Pickering Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 9RH

3 sales on record5 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

243 m²

2616 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 76

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Chareda

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

Chareda is a five-bedroom detached house in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 9RH). It has a recorded floor area of 243 m² (around 2616 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in June 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good.

At 243 m² the property is well over the postcode median (141 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£356/sq ft) was about 50.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2024 for £930,000.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

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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

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms4

Energy

Energy performance

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

Chareda's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Oct 2023

EPC Rating

C76

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2023from Jun 2014

EPC improved fromE48toC76

Heating Controls

Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Windows

Full DoubleTriple

Windows upgraded to triple glazing

Wall Insulation

UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Roof Insulation

PartialWell Insulated

Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels

Floor Insulation

UninsulatedInsulated

Floor insulation added or improved

Low Energy Lighting

11%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Chareda, Pickering Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 9RH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A tree works application was refused at Chareda in 2024.

Sept 2024
Tree WorksTrees
In report
TPO application to prune overhang to boundary of one Sycamore (T1) and two Sweet Chestnut trees (T2 and T3).
Documents
10 docs on file
Reference
24/502808/TPOA
View planning record
Nov 2021
Tree WorksTrees
In report
TPO application to remove low branch on south side of one Sweet Chestnut, that overhangs the summer house.
Agent
TreeCycle Ltd.
Documents
10 docs on file
Reference
21/504958/TPOA
View planning record

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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.

Chareda has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£953,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£930,000

Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

20 June 2024Most recent
£930,000
+106.7%over 3 years
10 March 2021
£450,000
+143.2%over 21 years
5 October 1999
£185,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 9RH: £550,000 (2024–2020).

Nearby sales in ME15 9RH

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On the street

Versus other Pickering Street homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for Chareda lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,827

Street avg £3,031

Strongly above

Floor Area

243 m²

Street avg 169 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.1 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

On par

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

The Walnut Tree — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Loose Primary School. 20 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME15 9RH 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 9RH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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