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About 5 Ashford Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Ashford Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Kingswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 3PB). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since May 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £446,000 sits 305.5% above the 1999 sale of £110,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£77/sq ft) was about 63.5% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 133 m² it's 24.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 10 EPCs).
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Outside
- Parkingoff_road
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Apr 2026
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Ashford Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3PB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Ashford Drive has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Dec 2016ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Construct a new single storey front domestic extension and external alterations.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Ashford Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£446,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1999)
£110,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Ashford Drive homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Ashford Drive is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£827
Street avg £3,194
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
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
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 33 points of interest in total.
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