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3 Chestnut Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3PD

Extendable2 planning records

Estimated value

£428,000

  • Since the 2020 sale (£380,000)+13%
  • Against ME17 3PD's recent median (£400,000)+7%

Newest record on this page: June 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
93 m²
1001 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 44
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£428,000

  • Against its 2020 sale (£380,000)+13%
  • Against ME17 3PD's recent median (£400,000)+7%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 3 Chestnut Drive is modelled from its 93 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME17 3PD. 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

    93 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2016

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2020

  • Recent sales in ME17 3PD

    5 sales, median £400,000 (2024–2016)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: June 2024Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 2 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 November 2020Most recent

    £380,000

    +23.0%over 3 years

  2. 3 April 2017

    £309,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 3PD: £400,000 (2024–2016).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 3 Chestnut Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3PD. 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
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

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.

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. Across 2017–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £428,000 is 12.6% 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. Last sale on file: £380,000 in November 2020.

Specifications

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

Outside

  • GarageYes

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

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.

Current Certificate
Dec 2016

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

Certificate validity

Valid until 8 December 2026

Expires this month
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Chestnut Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3PD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 applications on record at 3 Chestnut Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3PD

2decisions2extensions30documents8nearby
  1. Aug 2017
    Loft ConversionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Front of property

    Extension to first floor front facing flat roof dormer, garage conversion and new window to ground floor hallway.

    ExtensionGarage Conversion
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    17/502299/FULL
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Loft ConversionDecision

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On the street

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

Strongly above

Floor Area

93 m²

Street avg 109 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

8.5 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Strongly below
Area

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.
Full Maidstone report

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

0.1 km

Chestnut Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Kingswood Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Kingswood Primary SchoolPrimary418m
  • Ulcombe Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.3km
  • Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.7km

Nearest stops

  • Chestnut DriveBus stop87m
  • Gravelly Bottom RoadBus stop134m
  • Charlesford Avenue WestBus stop151m
  • Charlesford Avenue EastBus stop487m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences676 reports34%
  • Anti-social Behaviour391 reports19%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson196 reports10%
  • Other Theft178 reports9%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for ME17 3PD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME17 3PD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Late 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC EExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

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Comparables

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 3 Chestnut Drive is modelled from its 93 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME17 3PD. 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. 2 sales are recorded for 3 Chestnut 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 3 Chestnut Drive was lodged in December 2016 at band E and is valid until December 2026. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to 3 Chestnut 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 3PD, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
3 Chestnut 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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