Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
16 Ashford Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3PB
Extendable5 sales on record1 planning record
Estimated value
£385,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£350,000)+10%
- Against ME17 3PB's recent median (£395,000)-3%
Newest record on this page: April 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
95 m²
1023 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£385,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£350,000)+10%
- Against ME17 3PB's recent median (£395,000)-3%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 16 Ashford Drive is modelled from its 95 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME17 3PB. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
95 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2013
Sales of this home
5 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in ME17 3PB
5 sales, median £395,000 (2024–2018)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: April 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
16 Ashford Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
Sales timeline
18 January 2021Most recent
£350,000
+45.9%over 7 years6 August 2013
£239,950
+100.8%over 12 years19 January 2001
£119,500
+19.5%over 2 years26 July 1998
£100,000
+27.4%over 2 years18 July 1996
£78,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 3PB: £395,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in ME17 3PB
1 Ashford Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3PB
Sold Apr 2024
£395,0002 Ashford Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3PB
Sold Nov 2023
£435,0008 Ashford Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3PB
Sold Jun 2021
£335,00020 Ashford Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3PB
Sold Jan 2020
£447,5009 Ashford Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3PB
Sold Jun 2018
£360,000
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1 potential issue has already been flagged for 16 Ashford Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3PB. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
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About 16 Ashford Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Ashford Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Kingswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 3PB). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sold January 2021 for £350,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £385,000 is 10% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£342/sq ft) was about 62.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Heating systemElectric
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
16 Ashford Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Apr 2023
Current Certificate
Apr 2013EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 5 April 2023
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 16 Ashford Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3PB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
16 Ashford Drive has an approved extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 16 Ashford Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3PB
1decisions1extensions14documents8nearby
- Mar 2018ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Single storey side/front extension and part two storey side extension. Removal of chimney.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/500056/FULL
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Versus other Ashford Drive homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On habitable rooms, 16 Ashford Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,684
Street avg £2,908
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Maidstone district page.
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
0.0 km
Chestnut Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Kingswood Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Kingswood Primary SchoolPrimary496m
- Ulcombe Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.4km
- Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.6km
Nearest stops
- Chestnut DriveBus stop20m
- Charlesford Avenue WestBus stop152m
- Gravelly Bottom RoadBus stop230m
- Charlesford Avenue EastBus stop531m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences676 reports34%
- Anti-social Behaviour391 reports19%
- Criminal Damage & Arson196 reports10%
- Other Theft178 reports9%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME17 3PB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 16 Ashford Drive is modelled from its 95 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME17 3PB. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 5 sales are recorded for 16 Ashford Drive. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 16 Ashford Drive was lodged in April 2013 at band E and expired in April 2023, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 16 Ashford Drive. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 3 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME17 3PB, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 16 Ashford Drive is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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