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About 2 Caring Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Caring Lane is a detached house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 4NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.
At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (146 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£743/sq ft) was about 143.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £560,000 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Caring Lane, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4NJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A a loft conversion application was refused at 2 Caring Lane in 2024.
- Dec 2024Loft ConversionFullRefused
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Erection of two storey rear extension. Loft conversion to habitable space with rear dormer and raised gables with rooflights to front. Pitched roof to existing garage.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£603,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£560,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of 2 Caring Lane, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4NJ
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Versus other Caring Lane homes
Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 2 Caring Lane stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£8,000
Street avg £3,838
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 166 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
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.
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME14 4NJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 35 points of interest in total.
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