What type of property is 6 Chestnut Drive, ME17 3PD?

6 Chestnut Drive, ME17 3PD is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 6 Chestnut Drive, ME17 3PD sell for?

6 Chestnut Drive, ME17 3PD last sold for £275,000 in October 2020, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £156,250 in December 2008. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 6 Chestnut Drive, ME17 3PD appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between December 2008 and October 2020, 6 Chestnut Drive, ME17 3PD rose from £156,250 to £275,000, a change of £118,750. That works out to roughly +4.9% per year compounded over 12 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 6 Chestnut Drive, ME17 3PD have?

The current EPC rating for 6 Chestnut Drive, ME17 3PD is D with a score of 59 out of 100, lodged in March 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 6 Chestnut Drive, ME17 3PD?

6 Chestnut Drive, ME17 3PD has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (990 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 16% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME17 3PD. Source: EPC Register.

How is 6 Chestnut Drive, ME17 3PD heated?

The latest EPC at 6 Chestnut Drive, ME17 3PD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 6 Chestnut Drive, ME17 3PD?

6 Chestnut Drive, ME17 3PD is in council tax band C.

Where is 6 Chestnut Drive, ME17 3PD located?

6 Chestnut Drive, ME17 3PD sits in Kingswood, Maidstone, Maidstone. It falls within the ME17 postcode district in Kent.

What is crime like near 6 Chestnut Drive, ME17 3PD?

Police records around 6 Chestnut Drive, ME17 3PD show an average of 144 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 34% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 6 Chestnut Drive, ME17 3PD?

The closest primary school to 6 Chestnut Drive, ME17 3PD is Kingswood Primary School (418m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to 6 Chestnut Drive, ME17 3PD?

The closest bus stop to 6 Chestnut Drive, ME17 3PD is Chestnut Drive, 87m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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6 Chestnut Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3PD

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

92 m²

990 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 59

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 6 Chestnut Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

6 Chestnut Drive is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Kingswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 3PD). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

At 92 m² it's 18.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 7 EPCs). Across 2008–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £305,000 is 10.9% above the 2020 sale price. Most recent transfer: October 2020 at £275,000.

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate

Mar 2020

EPC Rating

D59

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 21 March 2030

3 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 6 Chestnut Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3PD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

6 Chestnut Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

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

£305,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 12 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£275,000

Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

7 October 2020Most recent
£275,000
+13.2%over 4 years
19 July 2016
£243,000
+55.5%over 7 years
16 December 2008
£156,250

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 3PD: £400,000 (2024–2017).

Nearby sales in ME17 3PD

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.

On habitable rooms, 6 Chestnut Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,989

Street avg £2,995

On par

Floor Area

92 m²

Street avg 109 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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3 bed1 bath

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1 Charlesford Avenue, Kingswood

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1 Cayser Drive, Kingswood

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2 bed2 bath

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1 Baker Road

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1 Boyton Court Cottages, Boyton Court Road, Sutton Valence

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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.

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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· 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

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