Lower Danes, Ashford Road, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1BN
About Lower Danes
Lower Danes is a detached house in Harrietsham, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1BN). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 58), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on house coal.
10 planning records sit against the property, 10 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £490,000 is 18.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£261/sq ft) was about 140.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2021 for £415,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Lower Danes's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 26 October 2031
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Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey side extension at Lower Danes.
10 applications on record at Lower Danes, Ashford Road, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1BN
- Nov 2018New BuildFullOutcome in report
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 9 dwellings with associated car parking, amenity areas and landscaping (mix of 3 & 4 bedrooms).
- Documents
- 46 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/504382/FULL
- More recent applications — locked
- AmendmentMar 2022Decision
- AmendmentJan 2022Decision
+ 7 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Lower Danes was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£490,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£415,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 November 2021Most recent
£415,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 1BN: £204,000 (2021–2001).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
144/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Church Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Harrietsham Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB

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