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About 42 Elder Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
42 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 (May 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Maidstone HPI: 6.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£461/sq ft) was about 103.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £287,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private garden
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 Rating
A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
42 Elder Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£306,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 28 years.
Last sold (2022)
£287,500
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Elder Close homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
42 Elder Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,957
Street avg £3,499
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
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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 3PR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 34 points of interest in total.
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