Dickens Close, Langley, Maidstone

House prices, sold prices and local information for ME17 1TB.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£346,643
14 sales
Price range
£250k – £460k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Jan 2025
ME17 1TB

At a glance

House prices£347k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station49 min walkHollingbourne station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband0% of homesNational average 80%

14 property sales on Dickens Close, Langley, Maidstone have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 17 Jan 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £327,929. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 3 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Dickens Close compared

ME17 postcode area£435,196
Maidstone£385,235
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Dickens Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all ME17 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £279,000 (4 sales)2017£279k2019: £370,000 (1 sales)2019£370k2021: £344,167 (3 sales)2021£344k2022: £402,500 (2 sales)2022£403k2023: £392,500 (2 sales)2023£393k2024: £354,500 (1 sales)2024£355k2025: £390,000 (1 sales)2025£390k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached7£327,92921 May 2024
Detached7£365,35717 Jan 2025

Sold prices on Dickens Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
7, Dickens Close ME17 1TB 17 Jan 2025£390,000 DetachedFreehold
29, Dickens Close ME17 1TB 21 May 2024£354,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Dickens Close ME17 1TB 28 Sep 2023£385,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Dickens Close ME17 1TB 3 Mar 2023£400,000 DetachedFreehold
32, Dickens Close ME17 1TB 10 Nov 2022£345,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Dickens Close ME17 1TB 4 Feb 2022£460,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Dickens Close ME17 1TB 17 Jun 2021£375,000 DetachedFreehold
21, Dickens Close ME17 1TB 8 Apr 2021£312,500 DetachedFreehold
27, Dickens Close ME17 1TB 7 Jan 2021£345,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Dickens Close ME17 1TB 30 May 2019£370,000 DetachedFreehold
21, Dickens Close ME17 1TB 17 Nov 2017£250,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Dickens Close ME17 1TB 13 Oct 2017£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Dickens Close ME17 1TB 23 Jun 2017£286,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Dickens Close ME17 1TB 22 Mar 2017£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
29, Dickens Close £300,000 (Mar 2017) → £354,500 (May 2024) +18%
over 7 yrs
21, Dickens Close £250,000 (Nov 2017) → £312,500 (Apr 2021) +25%
over 3 yrs
27, Dickens Close £286,000 (Jun 2017) → £345,000 (Jan 2021) +21%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Dickens Close

Flood risk

Dickens Close is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

  • Lower River Medway Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Dickens Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary School 87 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.2 mi
Leigh Academy Langley Park 448 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.4 mi
Sutton Valence Primary School 203 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.4 mi
Sutton Valence School 826 pupils Other independent school Christian 2–19 Report 1.5 mi
The Holy Family Catholic Primary School 193 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 1.8 mi
Kingswood Primary School 118 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.8 mi
Leigh Academy Tree Tops 341 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.8 mi
Senacre Wood Primary School 210 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.9 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around and local GPs

Train stations

  • Hollingbourne station 2.5 mi · 49 min walk
  • Bearsted station 2.9 mi · 58 min walk
  • Harrietsham station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 7 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Heath Road (opp, Leeds Road) 2 min walk
  • Heath Road (adj, Leeds Road) 2 min walk
  • Skinner's Way (opp, Heath Road) 2 min walk
  • Skinner's Way (adj, Heath Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Langley
    Horseshoes Lane, Langley, Maidstone · 0.2 mi
  • Sutton Valence Group Practice
    South Lane, Sutton Valence, Maidstone · 1.7 mi
  • Wallis Avenue
    The Surgery, Wallis Avenue, Maidstone · 1.9 mi
  • Mote
    St. Saviours Surgery, St. Saviours Road, Maidstone · 2.3 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income: decile 6 of 10 · Crime: decile 6 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned78.9%62.5%
Private rented10.9%20.3%
Social rented10.3%17.1%
Households682

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6457.0%64.1%
Aged 65+29.9%18.6%
Residents1,677

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)0%80%
Gigabit-capable0%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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