Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
15 Rock Road, Penenden Heath, Maidstone, ME14 2AN
1 planning record
Estimated value
£442,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£412,500)+7%
- Against ME14 2AN's recent median (£320,000)+38%
Newest record on this page: June 2023. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
112 m²
1206 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£442,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£412,500)+7%
- Against ME14 2AN's recent median (£320,000)+38%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 15 Rock Road is modelled from its 112 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME14 2AN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
112 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2017
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in ME14 2AN
5 sales, median £320,000 (2023–2014)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: February 2023 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
26 August 2021Most recent
£412,500
+27.3%over 3 years2 August 2018
£324,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME14 2AN: £320,000 (2023–2014).
Nearby sales in ME14 2AN
12a, Rock Road, Penenden Heath, Maidstone, ME14 2AN
Sold Feb 2023
£788,00017 Rock Road, Penenden Heath, Maidstone, ME14 2AN
Sold Mar 2021
£510,0002 Rock Road, Penenden Heath, Maidstone, ME14 2AN
Sold Jun 2015
£260,00013a, Rock Road, Penenden Heath, Maidstone, ME14 2AN
Sold Oct 2014
£320,0003 Rock Road, Penenden Heath, Maidstone, ME14 2AN
Sold Jul 2014
£230,000
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for 15 Rock Road, Penenden Heath, Maidstone, ME14 2AN. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 15 Rock Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
15 Rock Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Penenden Heath, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 2AN). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 2018–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£342/sq ft) was about 90.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £412,500 in August 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
15 Rock Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Oct 2017EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 23 October 2027
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 15 Rock Road, Penenden Heath, Maidstone, ME14 2AN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
15 Rock Road has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 15 Rock Road, Penenden Heath, Maidstone, ME14 2AN
1decisions1extensions8documents7nearby
- Jun 2023ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of a part single storey side extension.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/501981/FULL
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Versus other Rock Road homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 15 Rock Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,683
Street avg £2,616
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Maidstone district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
236/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Boxley Road TA Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Paul's Infant School. 24 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- St Paul's Infant SchoolPrimary209m
- North Borough Junior SchoolPrimary285m
- Sandling Primary SchoolPrimary816m
- Valley Invicta Primary School At East BoroughPrimary1.1km
Nearest stops
- Boxley Road TA CentreBus stop109m
- The Dog and GunBus stop287m
- Heathfield RoadBus stop302m
- Esso GarageBus stop483m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,398 reports37%
- Anti-social Behaviour624 reports17%
- Shoplifting374 reports10%
- Criminal Damage & Arson278 reports7%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME14 2AN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 15 Rock Road is modelled from its 112 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME14 2AN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 15 Rock Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 15 Rock Road was lodged in October 2017 at band E and is valid until October 2027. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 15 Rock Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 24 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME14 2AN, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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