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About 18 Barnhurst Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
18 Barnhurst Road is a semi-detached house in Penenden Heath, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 2EL). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
At 83 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2017. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £348,000 is 26.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£308/sq ft) was about 41.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2020 for £275,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
18 Barnhurst Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F29
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 18 Barnhurst Road, Penenden Heath, Maidstone, ME14 2EL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Aug 2017RenovationFullGranted
Replace all existing white coloured windows to all elevations with new white UPVC double glazed casement style windows to match all existing opening sizes and styles with some windows having additional fanlights, main communal front entrance doors to be white powder coated aluminium with styles to match existing.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£348,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2020)
£275,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of 18 Barnhurst Road, Penenden Heath, Maidstone, ME14 2EL
Everything we know about this property, compiled into one in-depth, downloadable report.
Versus other Barnhurst Road homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
18 Barnhurst Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,313
Street avg £3,102
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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.
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME14 2EL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 47 points of interest in total.
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