Little Foxes, Upper Street, Leeds, Maidstone, ME17 1RU
About Little Foxes
Little Foxes is a detached house in Leeds, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1RU). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.
At 173 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 16 planning records sit against the property, 10 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an annexe, an extension, partial demolition and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1997–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£430/sq ft) was about 79.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2020 for £800,000.
Energy performance
Little Foxes sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 23 October 2033
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Planning history
A recent planning application at Little Foxes was refused — worth checking the council file.
16 applications on record at Little Foxes, Upper Street, Leeds, Maidstone, ME17 1RU
- Jun 2008Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Notification of intention to reduce in height by a maximum 2m, remove two lower branches and reduce overhanging branches from Lane on one Walnut tree located within Leeds Upper Street Conservation Area.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- TA/0051/08
- More recent applications — locked
- AnnexOct 2025Decision
- AnnexOct 2025Decision
+ 13 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Little Foxes has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£865,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 23 years.
£800,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
13 November 2020Most recent
£800,000
+81.8%over 17 years7 March 2003
£440,000
+100.0%over 5 years7 July 1997
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 1RU: £290,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in ME17 1RU
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Sold Feb 2025
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Sold Jan 2023
£350,0002 Yew Tree Cottages, Upper Street, Leeds, Maidstone, ME17 1RU
Sold Oct 2019
£290,000Tower House Cottage, Upper Street, Leeds, Maidstone, ME17 1RU
Sold Feb 2006
£290,000The Tower House, Upper Street, Leeds, Maidstone, ME17 1RU
Sold Aug 2003
£1,200,000
Versus other Upper Street homes
Price per m² for Little Foxes runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,624
Street avg £3,811
Floor Area
173 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.8 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.1 km
Forge Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB







