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Get started8 The Waldens is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Kingswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 3QG). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in February 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Maidstone HPI: 4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£542/sq ft) was about 113.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2024 at £385,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
8 The Waldens has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension as shown on drawing No. 08/JC/01, received by Council on 21 August 2008.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2004.
£392,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 19 years.
£385,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 19 years.
Price per m² for 8 The Waldens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,833
Street avg £3,394
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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26 January 2024Most recent
£385,000
+63.8%over 11 years10 May 2012
£235,000
+3.1%over 3 years6 June 2008
£228,000
+26.7%over 3 years30 July 2004
£179,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 3QG: £230,000 (2022–2013).
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
ME17 3PE
The Waldens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Kingswood Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB
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