Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
16 Charlesford Avenue, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3PE
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
74 m²
797 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 16 Charlesford Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Charlesford Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Kingswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 3PE). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an E (score 45), 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 oil. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 74 m² it's 17.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 23 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £397,000 is 26% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£395/sq ft) was about 62.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (December 2016).
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
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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.
16 Charlesford Avenue'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Jun 2026
Current Certificate
Jun 2016EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 20 June 2026
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Mid 20th centurySemi-Detached BungalowEPC ENo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 16 Charlesford Avenue, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3PE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
16 Charlesford Avenue has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
16 Charlesford Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£397,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2016)
£315,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 December 2016Most recent
£315,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 3PE: £350,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in ME17 3PE
24 Charlesford Avenue, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3PE
Sold Mar 2025
£465,00020 Charlesford Avenue, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3PE
Sold Jan 2024
£475,0002 Charlesford Avenue, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3PE
Sold Mar 2022
£200,00021 Charlesford Avenue, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3PE
Sold Jan 2022
£349,50022 Charlesford Avenue, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3PE
Sold Dec 2021
£350,000
Versus other Charlesford Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
16 Charlesford Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,257
Street avg £3,294
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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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
144/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Charlesford Avenue West — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Kingswood Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME17 3PE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 16 Charlesford Avenue, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3PE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.