What kind of home is 12 Council Houses, The Street, ME14 4ET?

12 Council Houses, The Street, ME14 4ET is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 12 Council Houses, The Street, ME14 4ET sell for?

12 Council Houses, The Street, ME14 4ET last sold for £355,000 in June 2020, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £80,000 in June 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 12 Council Houses, The Street, ME14 4ET?

Across 3 sales between June 1995 and June 2020, 12 Council Houses, The Street, ME14 4ET rose from £80,000 to £355,000, a change of £275,000. That works out to roughly +6.1% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 12 Council Houses, The Street, ME14 4ET have?

The current EPC rating for 12 Council Houses, The Street, ME14 4ET is D with a score of 66 out of 100, lodged in June 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 12 Council Houses, The Street, ME14 4ET?

12 Council Houses, The Street, ME14 4ET has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (1,163 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 59% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME14 4ET. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 12 Council Houses, The Street, ME14 4ET use?

The latest EPC at 12 Council Houses, The Street, ME14 4ET records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 12 Council Houses, The Street, ME14 4ET had any planning applications?

The most recent planning decision at 12 Council Houses, The Street, ME14 4ET was a refusal for outbuilding (ref. 22/501138/FULL) in May 2022. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 12 Council Houses, The Street, ME14 4ET?

12 Council Houses, The Street, ME14 4ET is in council tax band C.

Which area is 12 Council Houses, The Street, ME14 4ET in?

12 Council Houses, The Street, ME14 4ET sits in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone. It falls within the ME14 postcode district in Kent.

Is 12 Council Houses, The Street, ME14 4ET in a safe area?

Police records around 12 Council Houses, The Street, ME14 4ET show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 60% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (383% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 12 Council Houses, The Street, ME14 4ET?

The closest primary school to 12 Council Houses, The Street, ME14 4ET is Thurnham Church of England Infant School (903m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is School of Science and Technology Maidstone (2.7km).

How well connected is 12 Council Houses, The Street, ME14 4ET?

The closest bus stop to 12 Council Houses, The Street, ME14 4ET is Mallings Lane, 69m away. The nearest rail option is Bearsted Rail Station, 510m away.

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12 Council Houses, The Street, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4ET

Notable views3 sales on record2 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

108 m²

1163 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 66

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 12 Council Houses

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

12 Council Houses is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 4ET). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views.

At 108 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. Across 1995–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £446,000 is 25.6% above the 2020 sale price. Sold June 2020 for £355,000.

Specifications

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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
Notable viewsYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D66

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Council Houses, The Street, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4ET, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A recent planning application at 12 Council Houses was refused — worth checking the council file.

2 applications on record at 12 Council Houses, The Street, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4ET

1decisions26documents

Dec 2021
Full
Outcome in report
Creation of off road parking and bin store.
Documents
10 docs on file
Reference
21/506660/FULL
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OutbuildingMay 2022Decision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 12 Council Houses has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£446,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£355,000

Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

4 June 2020Most recent
£355,000
+393.1%over 20 years
12 January 2000
£72,000
-10.0%over 4 years
11 June 1995
£80,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME14 4ET: £250,000 (2022–2006).

Nearby sales in ME14 4ET

On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 12 Council Houses runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

EPC Rating

66 (D)

Street avg 64 (D)

On par

Floor Area

108 m²

Street avg 69 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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3 bed2 bath

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

Mallings Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Thurnham Church of England Infant School. 7 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME14 4ET from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME14 4ET

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.0dB

Low

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