Merrymead, Charlton Lane, West Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0NL

Merrymead is a semi-detached house in West Farleigh, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0NL). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since November 2021. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £309,000 is 18.7% below the 2022 sale of £380,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£579/sq ft) was about 32.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (93 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £380,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.