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5 sales on record
About 8 Mercer Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Mercer Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Harrietsham, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1AY). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced Maidstone HPI: 5.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £617,000 is 15.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£399/sq ft) was about 32.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £532,500. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs).
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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Mercer 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Jan 2021
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Mercer Drive, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 Mercer Drive has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2007ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey
Erection of a single storey extension as shown on the site location plan and drawing number DS/1138/1 received on 06/12/06.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£617,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 22 years.
Last sold (2021)
£532,500
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Mercer Drive homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8 Mercer Drive outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,293
Street avg £4,060
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
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
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 27 points of interest in total.
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