What type of property is 23 Chestnut Drive, ME17 4QX?

23 Chestnut Drive, ME17 4QX is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 23 Chestnut Drive, ME17 4QX?

23 Chestnut Drive, ME17 4QX last sold for £365,000 in August 2024, around 2 years ago. Before that, it sold for £119,000 in January 2002, so prices have been rising over 23 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 23 Chestnut Drive, ME17 4QX changed over time?

Across 2 sales between January 2002 and August 2024, 23 Chestnut Drive, ME17 4QX rose from £119,000 to £365,000, a change of £246,000. That works out to roughly +5.1% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 23 Chestnut Drive, ME17 4QX have?

The current EPC rating for 23 Chestnut Drive, ME17 4QX is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in April 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 23 Chestnut Drive, ME17 4QX?

23 Chestnut Drive, ME17 4QX has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (947 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 13% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME17 4QX. Source: EPC Register.

How is 23 Chestnut Drive, ME17 4QX heated?

The latest EPC at 23 Chestnut Drive, ME17 4QX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 23 Chestnut Drive, ME17 4QX?

23 Chestnut Drive, ME17 4QX is in council tax band D.

Where is 23 Chestnut Drive, ME17 4QX located?

23 Chestnut Drive, ME17 4QX sits in Coxheath, Maidstone, Maidstone. It falls within the ME17 postcode district in Kent.

How safe is the area around 23 Chestnut Drive, ME17 4QX?

Police records around 23 Chestnut Drive, ME17 4QX 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 23 Chestnut Drive, ME17 4QX?

The closest primary school to 23 Chestnut Drive, ME17 4QX is Coxheath Primary School (410m), one of 4 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Cornwallis Academy (2.0km).

What transport links are near 23 Chestnut Drive, ME17 4QX?

The closest bus stop to 23 Chestnut Drive, ME17 4QX is Pembroke Road, 164m away. The nearest bus option is East Farleigh - Bull Inn, 1.9km away.

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23 Chestnut Drive, Coxheath, Maidstone, ME17 4QX

Extendable

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

88 m²

947 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 23 Chestnut Drive

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

23 Chestnut Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Coxheath, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 4QX). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 88 m² it's 15% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 16 EPCs). Across 2002–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£385/sq ft) was about 77.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £365,000 in August 2024.

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
Bathrooms2
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes
OutbuildingsYes

Building

Extension potentialPossible

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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

Apr 2024

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 3 April 2034

7 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Chestnut Drive, Coxheath, Maidstone, ME17 4QX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Chestnut Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

3 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.

23 Chestnut Drive has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2002.

Current estimate

£387,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£365,000

Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

22 August 2024Most recent
£365,000
+206.7%over 22 years
11 January 2002
£119,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 4QX: £367,500 (2022–2020).

Nearby sales in ME17 4QX

On the street

Versus other Chestnut Drive homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 23 Chestnut Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,148

Street avg £3,501

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Floor Area

88 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 3.1 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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1 Cliff Cottages, Cliff Hill, Boughton Monchelsea

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

0.2 km

Pembroke Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Coxheath Primary School. 5 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME17 4QX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME17 4QX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.4dB

Low

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70 dB

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