Downside, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, Maidstone, ME17 2AN

Downside is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Grafty Green, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 2AN). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2013–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £502,000 sits 56.9% above the 2015 sale of £320,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£188/sq ft) was about 36.9% below the postcode norm. 11 years since the last transfer (February 2015).