Foxes Earth, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, Maidstone, ME17 2AP
About Foxes Earth
Foxes Earth is a detached house in Grafty Green, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 2AP). It has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (around 2099 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2013); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 195 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
Energy performance
Foxes Earth's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 16 July 2034
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
2 applications on record at Foxes Earth, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, Maidstone, ME17 2AP
- Nov 2023OutbuildingFullOutcome in report
Erection of a single timber framed garage with flat roof.
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/503980/FULL
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsOct 2024Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Foxes Earth has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£737,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 2AP: £543,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in ME17 2AP
3 Triangle Cottage, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, Maidstone, ME17 2AP
Sold Jan 2025
£202,500Wrens Nest, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, Maidstone, ME17 2AP
Sold May 2024
£543,500Wierton Villa, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, Maidstone, ME17 2AP
Sold Sept 2023
£275,0001 Triangle Cottage, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, Maidstone, ME17 2AP
Sold Jun 2023
£575,000Offens Farm, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, Maidstone, ME17 2AP
Sold Jun 2022
£1,025,000
Versus other Headcorn Road homes
Foxes Earth outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
195 m²
Street avg 134 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.4 t/year
Street avg 7.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
Kings Head — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Platts Heath Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







