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4 sales on record
About 5 Council Houses
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Council Houses is a semi-detached house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 4ET). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Maidstone HPI: 5.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£434/sq ft) was about 531.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £360,000 in April 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).
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 Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Oct 2022
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Council Houses saw 4 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£380,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 9 years.
Last sold (2022)
£360,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of 5 Council Houses, The Street, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4ET
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Versus other The Street homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Council Houses outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 73 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Mallings Lane — bus stop.
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
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 37 points of interest in total.
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