16 Valley Drive, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 9TJ
About 16 Valley Drive
16 Valley Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 9TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1069 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2011) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from August 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £478,000 sits 71.9% above the 2011 sale of £278,080. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£260/sq ft) was about 24.3% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 14 years since the last transfer (December 2011).
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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
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
16 Valley Drive'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Aug 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2012PorchFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of a garage, single storey rear extension and new porch as shown on Drawings P632/1 P632/2 REV B, scale 1:500 block plan and scale 1:1250 site location plan received 18th April 2012
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/0699
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
16 Valley Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£478,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£278,080
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 December 2011Most recent
£278,080
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 9TJ: £470,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in ME15 9TJ
14 Valley Drive, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 9TJ
Sold Apr 2025
£565,00010 Valley Drive, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 9TJ
Sold Dec 2022
£480,00011 Valley Drive, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 9TJ
Sold Nov 2022
£465,00024 Valley Drive, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 9TJ
Sold Jan 2021
£470,0005 Valley Drive, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 9TJ
Sold Jan 2020
£432,000
Everything we know about 16 Valley Drive, 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 Valley Drive homes
On epc rating, 16 Valley Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,800
Street avg £4,493
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
Old Loose Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 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
39.0dB