What type of property is 12 Mercer Drive, ME17 1AY?

12 Mercer Drive, ME17 1AY is a 3-bedroom detached house, set on a cul-de-sac.

What was the last sold price for 12 Mercer Drive, ME17 1AY?

12 Mercer Drive, ME17 1AY last sold for £390,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 12 Mercer Drive, ME17 1AY?

The current EPC rating for 12 Mercer Drive, ME17 1AY is D with a score of 60 out of 100, lodged in November 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 12 Mercer Drive, ME17 1AY?

12 Mercer Drive, ME17 1AY has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (807 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 40% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME17 1AY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 12 Mercer Drive, ME17 1AY heated?

The latest EPC at 12 Mercer Drive, ME17 1AY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 12 Mercer Drive, ME17 1AY?

12 Mercer Drive, ME17 1AY is in council tax band D.

Where is 12 Mercer Drive, ME17 1AY located?

12 Mercer Drive, ME17 1AY sits in Harrietsham, Maidstone, Maidstone. It falls within the ME17 postcode district in Kent.

How safe is the area around 12 Mercer Drive, ME17 1AY?

Police records around 12 Mercer Drive, ME17 1AY show an average of 144 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 34% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 12 Mercer Drive, ME17 1AY?

The closest primary school to 12 Mercer Drive, ME17 1AY is Harrietsham Church of England Primary School (1.6km), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Lenham School (1.7km).

How well connected is 12 Mercer Drive, ME17 1AY?

The closest bus stop to 12 Mercer Drive, ME17 1AY is Church Lane, 366m away. The nearest rail option is Harrietsham Rail Station, 1.0km away.

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12 Mercer Drive, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1AY

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

75 m²

807 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 60

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 12 Mercer Drive

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

12 Mercer Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Harrietsham, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1AY). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 75 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £453,000 is 16.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£483/sq ft) was about 66.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £390,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes
Cul-de-sacYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Current Certificate

Nov 2020

EPC Rating

D60

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 20 November 2030

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Mercer Drive, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Mercer Drive has no planning applications on 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£453,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£390,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

29 March 2021Most recent
£390,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 1AY: £525,000 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in ME17 1AY

On the street

Versus other Mercer Drive homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 12 Mercer Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,200

Street avg £3,970

Strongly above

Floor Area

75 m²

Street avg 117 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£477k

1 Burgess Cottages, Upper Street, Leeds

ME17 1SP

3 bed

£406k

1 Armistice Way, Harrietsham

ME17 1GY

3 bed2 bath

£548k

1 Athelstan Green, Hollingbourne

ME17 1UX

3 bed2 bath

£368k

1 Ashbank Cottages, Lower Street, Leeds

ME17 1RJ

3 bed1 bath

£366k

1 Bailies Court, Church Lane, Harrietsham

ME17 1AG

3 bed2 bath

£359k

1 Blackthorn Walk, Harrietsham

ME17 1FN

3 bed2 bath

£785k

1 2 Upper Street Cottages, Upper Street, Broomfield

ME17 1PR

3 bed2 bath

£501k

1 Alexander Road, Harrietsham

ME17 1FG

4 bed2 bath

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

144/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.4 km

Church Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

1.6 km

Harrietsham Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME17 1AY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME17 1AY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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