7 The Grove, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4JB

7 The Grove is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 4JB). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2026) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in March 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£451/sq ft) was about 34.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2022 for £684,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.