10 Ware Street, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4PQ

10 Ware Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 4PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in April 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £279,000 sits 278% above the 2000 sale of £73,800. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£140/sq ft) was about 47.1% below the postcode norm. At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (79 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.