What kind of home is 30 Elder Close, ME17 3PR?

30 Elder Close, ME17 3PR is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 30 Elder Close, ME17 3PR sell for?

30 Elder Close, ME17 3PR last sold for £229,995 in July 2016, around 10 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £56,000 in March 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 30 Elder Close, ME17 3PR?

Across 4 sales between March 1996 and July 2016, 30 Elder Close, ME17 3PR rose from £56,000 to £229,995, a change of £173,995. That works out to roughly +7.2% per year compounded over 20 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 30 Elder Close, ME17 3PR have?

The current EPC rating for 30 Elder Close, ME17 3PR is D with a score of 62 out of 100, lodged in December 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 30 Elder Close, ME17 3PR?

30 Elder Close, ME17 3PR has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (624 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 30% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME17 3PR. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 30 Elder Close, ME17 3PR use?

The latest EPC at 30 Elder Close, ME17 3PR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 30 Elder Close, ME17 3PR?

30 Elder Close, ME17 3PR is in council tax band C.

Which area is 30 Elder Close, ME17 3PR in?

30 Elder Close, ME17 3PR sits in Kingswood, Maidstone, Maidstone. It falls within the ME17 postcode district in Kent.

How safe is the area around 30 Elder Close, ME17 3PR?

Police records around 30 Elder Close, ME17 3PR 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.

What schools are near 30 Elder Close, ME17 3PR?

The closest primary school to 30 Elder Close, ME17 3PR is Kingswood Primary School (328m), one of 4 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to 30 Elder Close, ME17 3PR?

The closest bus stop to 30 Elder Close, ME17 3PR is Charlesford Avenue West, 75m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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30 Elder Close, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3PR

4 sales on record

Estimated value

£283,000

Since the 2016 sale (£229,995)+23%
Against ME17 3PR's recent median (£313,000)-10%

Newest record on this page: September 2025. 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

Bathroom

Floor area

58 m²

624 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 62

Council tax

Band C

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

£283,000

Against its 2016 sale (£229,995)+23%
Against ME17 3PR's recent median (£313,000)-10%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 30 Elder Close is modelled from its 58 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME17 3PR. 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
58 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2012
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2016
Recent sales in ME17 3PR
5 sales, median £313,000 (2025–2024)

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Valuation	Estimate from the last refresh	Analysed against comparable sales
Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 30 Elder Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Sales timeline

14 July 2016Most recent
£229,995
+27.1%over 2 years
16 April 2014
£181,000
+13.1%over 7 years
6 July 2006
£160,000
+185.7%over 10 years
8 March 1996
£56,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 3PR: £313,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in ME17 3PR

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 30 Elder Close, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3PR. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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Overview

About 30 Elder Close

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

30 Elder Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Kingswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 3PR). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2012) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 10 years since the last transfer (July 2016). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £283,000 is 23% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£368/sq ft) was about 69.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

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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.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Dec 2022

Current Certificate

Dec 2012

EPC Rating

D62

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 14 December 2022

New assessment needed to sell or let

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 30 Elder Close, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3PR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

30 Elder Close 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.

On the street

Versus other Elder Close homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

30 Elder Close is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£3,965

Street avg £3,547

Above

Floor Area

58 m²

Street avg 77 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.8 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

On par

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

Charlesford Avenue West — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Kingswood Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Kingswood Primary SchoolPrimary328m
Ulcombe Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.3km
Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.7km
Harrietsham Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.9km

Nearest stops

Charlesford Avenue WestBus stop75m
Chestnut DriveBus stop166m
Gravelly Bottom RoadBus stop206m
Charlesford Avenue EastBus stop372m

Most reported crime locally

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

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME17 3PR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME17 3PR

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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Comparables

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Method

How to read this page

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 30 Elder Close is modelled from its 58 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME17 3PR. 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. 4 sales are recorded for 30 Elder Close. 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 30 Elder Close was lodged in December 2012 at band D and expired in December 2022, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 30 Elder Close. 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 4 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME17 3PR, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 30 Elder Close is in council tax band C. 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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