23 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SD
About 23 Bensted Close
23 Bensted Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hunton, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0SD). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Last sale on file: £410,000 in June 2020. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £491,000 is 19.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£522/sq ft) was about 105.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 73 m² it's 20.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 18 EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenWrap around
- ParkingOff street
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Aug 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jul 2012ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension (conservatory) as shown on drawing numbers MASON/ONE, MASON/TWO, MASON/THREE and MASON/FOUR received 24th May 2012.
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/0969
- Jul 2004DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey front, side and rear extension, as shown on dwg No. 050504 received on 19.05.04.
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/0979
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 23 Bensted Close
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£491,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 18 years.
£410,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
11 June 2020Most recent
£410,000
-3.5%over 3 years12 June 2016
£425,000
+44.1%over 7 years28 August 2008
£295,000
+91.6%over 6 years30 May 2002
£154,000
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 23 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
On price per m², 23 Bensted Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,616
Street avg £3,168
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB