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Plains Avenue, Maidstone

South East

£385,000

Listed on 23/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
4
Type
Semi Detached
Area
1095 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This four-bedroom semi-detached house in Maidstone has an extended layout with two reception rooms, a kitchen, a ground-floor bathroom and separate WC, plus a further bathroom upstairs. The fourth bedroom is accessed through the third, which affects how the upper-floor rooms can be used. Outside, the property has off-road parking, a rear garden and a detached single garage at the far end of the garden. The house is described as needing modernisation and is offered with no forward chain. Freehold tenure; EPC rating awaited and Council Tax Band D.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.

58out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

At £385,000, this four-bedroom semi is priced about 4.2% below the local average per square foot, giving the project a reasonable starting point. The overall WHOTS score is 58/100, grade D: the below-average price helps, but the economics remain fairly tight against current local values.

The appeal is the scope to refresh a spacious extended home while keeping its usable layout, two reception rooms and established rear garden. The dated finishes across the photographed interiors offer a clear light-renovation canvas; there is also off-road parking and a detached garage. The bedroom arrangement, with one accessed through another, may limit privacy and flexibility.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated wall finishes and flooring across the photographed interiors while retaining the rooms’ usable layout.
  • The extended layout offers two reception rooms and up to four bedrooms, with scope to make the home feel more current.
  • The planted rear garden, greenhouse and detached garage add useful outdoor and storage features.

Key risks

  • The fourth bedroom is accessed through the third, which may constrain privacy and flexibility.
  • A crack is visible near a bedroom ceiling/wall junction; its cause and significance are not established by the photographs.
  • Economics are tight against current local average values, leaving limited headroom before fees or other purchase costs.

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Location

Plains Avenue, Maidstone
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Maidstone West Rail Station

    1.0 miles

    Train · Maidstone

  • Maidstone East Rail Station

    1.3 miles

    Train · Maidstone

  • Maidstone Barracks Rail Station

    1.4 miles

    Train · Maidstone

  • East Farleigh Rail Station

    2.0 miles

    Train · East Farleigh

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 4.45%

Current average variable rate is 6.60%

Monthly Repayments
£1,454
Based on a loan of £288,750 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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