Murrain Drive Maidstone
94 addresses across 2 postcodes (ME15), about 450 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 24201078.
- Sales: 246 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £320,000 across 3 sales.
- Energy: 75 homes have an energy certificate (C: 36, D: 37, E: 1, F: 1).
- Flood: 4 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Maidstone costs £2,503 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bearsted, about 2 km (1.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 710 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 49 to 61 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 94 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Bearsted, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- People: About 250 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 65% of households owned their home and 35% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 13 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | £320,000 | £215,000 | £335,000 |
| 2025 | 9 | £310,000 | £95,000 | £365,000 |
| 2024 | 3 | £285,000 | £170,000 | £305,000 |
| 2023 | 4 | £320,000 | £210,000 | £356,600 |
| 2022 | 5 | £350,000 | £168,000 | £360,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £305,000 | £305,000 | £305,000 |
| 2020 | 5 | £168,000 | £112,500 | £272,000 |
| 2019 | 4 | £255,500 | £135,000 | £290,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | £245,000 | £150,000 | £260,000 |
| 2017 | 6 | £246,000 | £164,500 | £285,000 |
| 2016 | 8 | £265,000 | £160,000 | £310,000 |
| 2015 | 4 | £212,500 | £135,000 | £262,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 2026 | 82 ME15 8XN | Semi-detached | £320,000 | |
| 20 Feb 2026 | 78 ME15 8XN | Semi-detached | £335,000 | |
| 12 Feb 2026 | 13 ME15 8XJ | Semi-detached | £215,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Nov 2025 | 57 ME15 8XN | Semi-detached | £365,000 | |
| 26 Sep 2025 | 7 ME15 8XJ | Flat or maisonette | £145,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Sep 2025 | 70 ME15 8XN | Terraced | £310,000 | |
| 4 Aug 2025 | 21 ME15 8XJ | Flat or maisonette | £95,000 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Jul 2025 | 48 ME15 8XJ | Flat or maisonette | £180,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 Jun 2025 | 2 ME15 8XJ | Semi-detached | £310,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2025 | 33 ME15 8XJ | Terraced | £285,000 | |
| 24 Mar 2025 | 76 ME15 8XN | Terraced | £350,000 | |
| 31 Jan 2025 | 3 ME15 8XJ | Semi-detached | £320,000 | |
| 20 Jan 2025 | 22 ME15 8XJ | Semi-detached | £282,000 | |
| 31 Jul 2024 | 46 ME15 8XJ | Flat or maisonette | £170,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Jun 2024 | 10 ME15 8XJ | Terraced | £285,000 | |
| 26 Jan 2024 | 92 ME15 8XN | Semi-detached | £305,000 | |
| 24 Nov 2023 | 61 ME15 8XN | Terraced | £356,600 | |
| 19 May 2023 | 13 ME15 8XJ | Semi-detached | £210,000 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Jan 2023 | 78 ME15 8XN | Semi-detached | £320,000 | |
| 18 Jan 2023 | 58 ME15 8XN | Semi-detached | £320,000 | |
| 9 Dec 2022 | 77 ME15 8XN | Semi-detached | £320,000 | |
| 26 Aug 2022 | 36 ME15 8XJ | Semi-detached | £355,000 | |
| 19 Aug 2022 | 16 ME15 8XJ | Semi-detached | £350,000 | |
| 30 May 2022 | 18 ME15 8XJ | Semi-detached | £360,000 | |
| 27 May 2022 | 48 ME15 8XJ | Flat or maisonette | £168,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Dec 2021 | 43 ME15 8XN | Flat or maisonette | £180,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 Mar 2021 | 85 ME15 8XN | Semi-detached | £305,000 | |
| 15 Jan 2021 | 14 ME15 8XJ | Semi-detached | £320,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 Dec 2020 | 25 ME15 8XJ | Terraced | £168,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Dec 2020 | 60 ME15 8XN | Semi-detached | £270,000 | |
| 4 Dec 2020 | 26 ME15 8XJ | Semi-detached | £272,000 | |
| 17 Jul 2020 | 52 ME15 8XJ | Flat or maisonette | £165,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Jun 2020 | 51 ME15 8XN | Flat or maisonette | £147,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 3 Jun 2020 | 27 ME15 8XJ | Flat or maisonette | £112,500 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Oct 2019 | 34 ME15 8XJ | Semi-detached | £290,000 | |
| 21 Aug 2019 | 49 ME15 8XN | Flat or maisonette | £135,000 | Leasehold. |
| 3 May 2019 | 58 ME15 8XN | Semi-detached | £258,000 | |
| 11 Jan 2019 | 60 ME15 8XN | Semi-detached | £253,000 | |
| 13 Dec 2018 | 29 ME15 8XJ | Other | £131,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 9 Nov 2018 | 12 ME15 8XJ | Semi-detached | £245,000 | |
| 26 Oct 2018 | 53 ME15 8XN | Semi-detached | £260,000 | |
| 17 Oct 2018 | 50 ME15 8XJ | Flat or maisonette | £150,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Nov 2017 | 70 ME15 8XN | Terraced | £242,000 | |
| 6 Oct 2017 | 85 ME15 8XN | Semi-detached | £285,000 | |
| 11 Aug 2017 | 4 ME15 8XJ | Semi-detached | £240,000 | |
| 13 Jul 2017 | 74 ME15 8XN | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 26 May 2017 | 25 ME15 8XJ | Terraced | £164,500 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Feb 2017 | 39 ME15 8XN | Flat or maisonette | £163,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 13 Jan 2017 | 78 ME15 8XN | Semi-detached | £257,500 | |
| 14 Dec 2016 | 76 ME15 8XN | Terraced | £310,000 |
Energy performance certificates
75 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 55 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (40); Flat (9); House, end-terrace (7). Built: 1983-1990 (67); 1976-1982 (4); 1991-1995 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (39); rented (private) (28).
Each home's certificates and sales (34 addresses)
- 1, Murrain Drive, Downswood
- 3, Murrain Drive, Downswood
- 12, Murrain Drive, Downswood
- 13, Murrain Drive, Downswood
- 17, Murrain Drive, Downswood
- 19, Murrain Drive, Downswood
- 20, Murrain Drive, Downswood
- 21, Murrain Drive, Downswood
- 24, Murrain Drive, Downswood
- 25, Murrain Drive, Downswood
- 28, Murrain Drive, Downswood
- 29, Murrain Drive, Downswood
- 30, Murrain Drive, Downswood
- 34, Murrain Drive, Downswood
- 36, Murrain Drive, Downswood
- 45, Murrain Drive, Downswood
- 46, Murrain Drive, Downswood
- 50, Murrain Drive, Downswood
- 53, Murrain Drive, Downswood
- 54, Murrain Drive, Downswood
- 62, Murrain Drive, Downswood
- 63, Murrain Drive, Downswood
- 64, Murrain Drive, Downswood
- 65, Murrain Drive, Downswood
- 66, Murrain Drive, Downswood
- 68, Murrain Drive, Downswood
- 70, Murrain Drive, Downswood
- 74, Murrain Drive, Downswood
- 75, Murrain Drive, Downswood
- 76, Murrain Drive, Downswood
- 79, Murrain Drive, Downswood
- 80, Murrain Drive, Downswood
- 83, Murrain Drive, Downswood
- 89, Murrain Drive, Downswood
Council tax
What each band costs in Maidstone in 2026-27: Band D £2,503 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,668 | £1,946 | £2,225 | £2,503 | £3,059 | £3,615 | £4,171 | £5,005 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (31% of about 620 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| ME15 8XN | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME15 8XJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 94 addresses are between 49 m and 61 m above sea level (55 m on average); the ground rises about 12 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME15 8XJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME15 8XN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bearsted 317,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Maidstone West 561,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Maidstone East 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pennine Way Downswood | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Chequers Bus Station Maidstone | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Kent Parking Services | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 35.8 km (22 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 54.1 km (34 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bearsted | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Spires Pharmacy | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest K2 Smiles LTD | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Cygnet Hospital Maidstone | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Police station | Office of the Kent Police and Crime Commissioner | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Bearsted, Bearsted | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,030 m² | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,560 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,630 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Nicholas, a listed building (Grade I), 450 m (0.3 miles) west. 24 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade I | 450 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Otham Manor | Listed building, Grade I | 760 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Stoneacre and Path Between Front Door and Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Gore Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 940 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Mote Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Puddlets Wood | Wood | 750 m (0.5 miles) east |
| East Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Fullers Shaw | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Lilk Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Loose Valley | Valley | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 88 | 94 |
6 of the street's 94 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Maidstone: see them on the Maidstone page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madginford Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 620 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Senacre Wood Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Greenfields Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Thurnham Church of England Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Roseacre Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Leigh Academy Molehill | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Orchard ME15 8SE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 170 m | 5 Very good | 26 Mar 2026 |
| Willow Rise Pre School ME15 8XG | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 450 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Spires Pharmacy ME15 8XW | Retailers - other | 460 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt | |
| Spires Minimarket ME15 8XW | Retailers - other | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 5 Feb 2021 |
| Babos Kebab And Pizza ME15 8XW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 5 Jan 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Ravens Dane Close (8); On or near Rhodewood Close (3); On or near Murrain Drive (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Ravens Dane Close · Rhodewood Close · Deringwood Drive · Gorham Drive · Monkdown · Pennine Way · Redsells Close · Kings Acre · Mallards Way · Ellenswood Close · Grampian Way · Cheviot Gardens
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.