Beggars Roost, Well Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EN
About Beggars Roost
Beggars Roost is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0EN). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 4-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
6 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £540,000 is 10.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£429/sq ft) was about 32.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £490,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Heating systemElectric
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Beggars Roost's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Beggars Roost sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- May 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
Conservation Area notification: Marked as G1 : Crown reduce clump of Ash on North boundary (4 stems) by 30% leaving a finished height of 11m and final crown spread of 2.5m and Coppice Field Maple and Bay for access.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/501086/TCA
- Aug 2017OutbuildingFullIn report
Garage and rear summer room.
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/508105/FULL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Beggars Roost
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£540,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 17 years.
£490,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
31 March 2021Most recent
£490,000
+78.2%over 16 years3 May 2004
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0EN: £445,000 (2022–2017).
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£575,000Pipers Cottage, Well Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EN
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£425,000Badgers Set, Well Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EN
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£445,000Squirrels Leap, Well Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EN
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£450,000
Everything we know about Beggars Roost, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Well Street homes
On epc rating, Beggars Roost runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,623
Street avg £4,479
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 126 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 6 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Rosemount Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Loose Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB