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About 3 Chestnut Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Chestnut Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Kingswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 3PD). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sale prices here have outpaced Maidstone HPI: 5.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £442,000 is 16.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£380/sq ft) was about 57.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 93 m² it's 17.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 7 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £380,000 in November 2020.
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
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
3 Chestnut Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Chestnut Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3PD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jan 2018Loft ConversionFullGranted
Conversion of loft and integral garage into habitable space, insertion of rear box dormer, enlargement of first floor front box dormer and external alterations.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£442,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 4 years.
Last sold (2020)
£380,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Chestnut Drive homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
3 Chestnut Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,086
Street avg £2,812
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME17 3PD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 33 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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