20 Barnhurst Road, Penenden Heath, Maidstone, ME14 2EL

20 Barnhurst Road is a semi-detached house in Penenden Heath, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 2EL). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.

3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 71 m² it's 20.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 28 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£412/sq ft) was about 89% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2023 at £315,000.