Betsworth, The Green, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4EA
About Betsworth
Betsworth is a two-bedroom detached house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 4EA). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2012) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 93 m² it's 17% larger than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £595,000 is 15.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£514/sq ft) was about 72.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2021 for £515,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Betsworth's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Nov 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history at Betsworth is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at Betsworth, The Green, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4EA
- Sept 2007Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Notification of intention to fell one Conifer and to reduce three Conifers to 5 metres height and reshape crowns; all trees being located in Bearsted Conservation Area.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- TA/0108/07
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksMay 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£595,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£515,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 November 2021Most recent
£515,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME14 4EA: £400,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in ME14 4EA
1 Smarts Cottages, The Green, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4EA
Sold Mar 2025
£489,0002 Smarts Cottages, The Green, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4EA
Sold Dec 2019
£400,0003 Smarts Cottages, The Green, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4EA
Sold Oct 2015
£320,0005 Smarts Cottages, The Green, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4EA
Sold Jul 2000
£125,000
Versus other The Green homes
On price per m², Betsworth stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,538
Street avg £3,871
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bearsted Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Thurnham Church of England Infant School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB







