Kenton, Pickering Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 9RH
About Kenton
Kenton is a four-bedroom detached house in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 9RH). It has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (around 2088 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since April 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Other recorded features include outbuildings.
At 194 m² the property is well over the postcode median (141 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2011–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £828,000 is 43.3% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£277/sq ft) was about 20.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in May 2015.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jul 2021FullIn report
Conversion of existing pitched roof to a gable ended wall.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/502291/FULL
- Sept 2011PorchFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of a part two storey, part single storey rear extension and new roof to front porch as shown on drawing no.s PL-03A, PL-04A and PL-05A received on 22/07/11.
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/1245
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Kenton changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£828,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.3% per year over 4 years.
£578,000
Growth on file: 15.3% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
27 May 2015Most recent
£578,000
+4.0%over 1 year21 May 2014
£556,000
+68.0%over 2 years30 June 2011
£331,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 9RH: £860,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in ME15 9RH
Cherry Lodge, Pickering Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 9RH
Sold Oct 2024
£875,000Slade House, Pickering Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 9RH
Sold Jul 2024
£860,000Chareda, Pickering Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 9RH
Sold Jun 2024
£930,000Llewelyn, Pickering Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 9RH
Sold May 2023
£550,0001 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 9RH
Sold May 2023
£320,000
Everything we know about Kenton, 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 Pickering Street homes
Habitable Rooms for Kenton lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,979
Street avg £3,108
Floor Area
194 m²
Street avg 172 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 6.8 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
0.3 km
The Walnut Tree — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Loose Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB