Are you a property professional?Get qualified leads from motivated homeowners.
Get startedBlackbirds, The Street, Ulcombe, Maidstone, ME17 1DR
About Blackbirds
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Blackbirds is a detached house in Ulcombe, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1DR). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Maidstone HPI: 73.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £533,000 is 24% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£396/sq ft) was about 96.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 101 m² it sits well below the postcode median (164 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in January 2016.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Oct 2025
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2015
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Blackbirds changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£533,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 73.4% per year over 1 year.
Last sold (2016)
£430,000
Growth on file: 73.4% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
Versus other The Street homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Blackbirds outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,257
Street avg £2,696
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 183 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME17 1DR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 17 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
Curated scenic spots within reach of this postcode, served by Beautifulplaces.ai. Photography and tagging come from their open dataset.
Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Blackbirds, The Street, Ulcombe, Maidstone, ME17 1DR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.