Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
18 Ashford Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3PB
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
74 m²
797 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 18 Ashford Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
18 Ashford Drive is a detached house in Kingswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 3PB). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2012) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1995–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £440,000 sits 53% above the 2013 sale of £287,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£361/sq ft) was about 71.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (110 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sold in April 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.
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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.
18 Ashford Drive'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Feb 2022
Current Certificate
Feb 2012EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 6 February 2022
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 18 Ashford Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3PB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
18 Ashford Drive has no planning applications on record.
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
18 Ashford Drive has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£440,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 17 years.
Last sold (2013)
£287,500
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
8 April 2013Most recent
£287,500
+202.6%over 17 years17 November 1995
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 3PB: £395,000 (2024–2020).
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
£335,00016 Ashford Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3PB
Sold Jan 2021
£350,00020 Ashford Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3PB
Sold Jan 2020
£447,500
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 floor area, 18 Ashford Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,885
Street avg £2,888
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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.
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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
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65 dB
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80 dB
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