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The Birches, Lenham Road, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 1LZ

3 sales on record

Estimated value

£565,000

  • Since the 2017 sale (£485,000)+16%
  • Against ME17 1LZ's recent median (£550,000)+3%

Newest record on this page: August 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
111 m²
1195 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£565,000

  • Against its 2017 sale (£485,000)+16%
  • Against ME17 1LZ's recent median (£550,000)+3%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for The Birches is modelled from its 111 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME17 1LZ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    111 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2016

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2017

  • Recent sales in ME17 1LZ

    5 sales, median £550,000 (2024–2017)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: August 2024Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 February 2017Most recent

    £485,000

    +47.0%over 12 years

  2. 17 November 2004

    £330,000

    +83.8%over 6 years

  3. 10 September 1998

    £179,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 1LZ: £550,000 (2024–2017).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for The Birches, Lenham Road, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 1LZ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About The Birches

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

The Birches is a three-bedroom detached house in Kingswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

Across 1998–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £565,000 is 16.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£406/sq ft) was about 64.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (February 2017).

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Central heatingYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Oct 2026

Current Certificate
Oct 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 13 October 2026

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Birches, Lenham Road, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 1LZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Birches has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

15 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Lenham Road homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for The Birches lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,369

Street avg £3,570

Strongly above

Floor Area

111 m²

Street avg 134 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

On par
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.
Full Maidstone report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

144/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

The Waldens — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Kingswood Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Kingswood Primary SchoolPrimary234m
  • Ulcombe Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.8km
  • Harrietsham Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.8km

Nearest stops

  • The WaldensBus stop156m
  • Village HallBus stop156m
  • Charlesford Avenue EastBus stop370m
  • Gravelly Bottom RoadBus stop580m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences676 reports34%
  • Anti-social Behaviour391 reports19%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson196 reports10%
  • Other Theft178 reports9%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME17 1LZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME17 1LZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME17 1LZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£366k

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Method

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for The Birches is modelled from its 111 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME17 1LZ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for The Birches. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for The Birches was lodged in October 2016 at band D and expired in October 2026, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to The Birches. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 3 schools and 18 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME17 1LZ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
The Birches is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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