1 Bishops House, Bishops Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SH
About 1 Bishops House
1 Bishops House is a semi-detached house in Hunton, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0SH). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1285 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 4 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 119 m² it sits well below the postcode median (195 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
1 Bishops House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Mar 2022
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 6 March 2022
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Planning history
1 Bishops House has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
4 applications on record at 1 Bishops House, Bishops Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SH
- Dec 2016ExtensionHeritageOutcome in report
Listed Building Consent for erection of an oak framed garden room to rear elevation.
Listed- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/503544/LBC
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJul 2017Decision
- OutbuildingJul 2017Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
1 Bishops House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£588,000
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 0SH: £598,080 (2022–2010).
Nearby sales in ME15 0SH
Petty Hoo, Bishops Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SH
Sold Oct 2022
£1,530,000Bishops House, Bishops Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SH
Sold Jul 2022
£770,0002 Bishops Oast, Bishops Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SH
Sold Jul 2016
£598,0801 Bishops Oast, Bishops Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SH
Sold Nov 2015
£580,000Bishops Cottage, Bishops Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SH
Sold Jul 2010
£425,000
Versus other Bishops Lane homes
1 Bishops House is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 43 (E)
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 207 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 11.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 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
414/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Bensted Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Hunton Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB







