Sandiacre, Orchard Close, Langley, Maidstone, ME17 3LL
About Sandiacre
Sandiacre is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Langley, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 3LL). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1020 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2011) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£417/sq ft) was about 81.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2021 for £425,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Sandiacre's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Sept 2021
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 5 September 2021
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Planning history
Sandiacre has been through 6 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
6 applications on record at Sandiacre, Orchard Close, Langley, Maidstone, ME17 3LL
- Jul 2005New BuildOutlineOutcome in report
Outline application for the erection of 1 no detached dwelling with siting and means of access to be considered at this stage and all other matters reserved for future consideration as shown on drawing numbers 2215 received on 24/5/05.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/1049
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJan 2008Decision
- OutbuildingDec 2007Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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- Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (6 on record)
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Sales history & valuation
Sandiacre has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2007.
£430,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 14 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
17 February 2021Most recent
£425,000
+122.5%over 14 years2 February 2007
£191,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 3LL: £390,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in ME17 3LL
Junipers, Orchard Close, Langley, Maidstone, ME17 3LL
Sold Feb 2022
£476,000Syringa, Orchard Close, Langley, Maidstone, ME17 3LL
Sold Jun 2021
£432,0001 The Brishings, Orchard Close, Langley, Maidstone, ME17 3LL
Sold Jan 2016
£385,000Dimplick, Orchard Close, Langley, Maidstone, ME17 3LL
Sold Mar 2014
£320,000Lynrick, Orchard Close, Langley, Maidstone, ME17 3LL
Sold Feb 2014
£320,000
Versus other Orchard Close homes
Sandiacre outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,487
Street avg £3,381
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 3.0 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
0.2 km
Heath Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Leigh Academy Langley Park. 7 schools nearby.
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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
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB







