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3 sales on record
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.
Sale prices here have outpaced Maidstone HPI: 5.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £564,000 is 16.3% 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).
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 garden
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 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
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£564,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 18 years.
Last sold (2017)
£485,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Lenham Road homes
Four headline reads against 12 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
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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
0.2 km
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· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 21 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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