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12 planning records
About Rivendell
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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 £721,000 sits 200.4% above the 2000 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£153/sq ft) was about 20.1% 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.
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
- Utility roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Rivendell's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Rivendell, Ashford Road, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1BH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history at Rivendell is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Sept 2023Tree WorksTreesGranted
Tree Preservation Order Application: Reduce by 2m G1 - 2 Lime trees that overhang the driveway. Lime trees are approximately 80 feet tall and after cutting will have a spread of 38 feet diameter. Deadwood all other trees in groups G2, G3, T2 and T3, where necessary. Trim T2 - 25mm branches that overhang fence at low level.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Rivendell's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£721,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2000)
£240,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Ashford Road homes
Three headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Rivendell is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 75 (C)
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 171 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Church Lane — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME17 1BH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 27 points of interest in total.
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