Little Orchard, Pickering Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 9RH
About Little Orchard
Little Orchard is a five-bedroom detached house in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 9RH). It has a recorded floor area of 263 m² (around 2831 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2015. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor.
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in November 2003. At 263 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. Today's modelled estimate of £1,059,000 sits 111.8% above the 2003 sale of £500,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£177/sq ft) was about 25.3% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Little Orchard's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Little Orchard has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Erection of a single storey side extension and a two storey front extension as shown on drawing numbers 25.106.1 & 25.106.2 received on 15 June 2005.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/1168
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Little Orchard
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Little Orchard valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,059,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£500,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 November 2003Most recent
£500,000
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 Little Orchard, 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
Price per m² for Little Orchard lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,901
Street avg £3,206
Floor Area
263 m²
Street avg 167 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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.
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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