18 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SD
About 18 Bensted Close
18 Bensted Close is a semi-detached house in Hunton, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0SD). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 107), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs).
Know exactly what you're buying at 18 Bensted Close
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Bensted Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 18 Bensted Close
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
18 Bensted Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£340,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0SD: £385,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in ME15 0SD
5 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SD
Sold Nov 2023
£425,0007 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SD
Sold Jun 2021
£425,0004 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SD
Sold Apr 2021
£310,0009 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SD
Sold Mar 2021
£357,0001 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SD
Sold Jun 2020
£385,000
Everything we know about 18 Bensted Close, 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 Bensted Close homes
EPC Rating for 18 Bensted Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
71 (C)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 101 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Bensted Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Hunton Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB