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

Kitsilano is a three-bedroom detached house in Grafty Green, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 2AN). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

It hasn't traded since November 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 2001–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £376,000 sits 54.7% above the 2009 sale of £243,000. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 81 m² it's 23.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 22 EPCs).