Rivendell, Ashford Road, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1BH

Rivendell is a four-bedroom detached house in Harrietsham, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1BH). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in February 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £680,000 sits 183.3% above the 2000 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£153/sq ft) was about 18.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 146 m² it sits well below the postcode median (213 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 12 planning records sit against the property, 9 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.