Bishops House, Bishops Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SH
About Bishops House
Bishops House is a semi-detached house in Hunton, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0SH). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£459/sq ft) was about 122.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £770,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Bishops House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Bishops House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Bishops House
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
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£805,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£770,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 July 2022Most recent
£770,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0SH: £580,000 (2022–2005).
Nearby sales in ME15 0SH
Petty Hoo, Bishops Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SH
Sold Oct 2022
£1,530,0002 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
£425,000Rose Cottage, Bishops Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SH
Sold Jan 2001
£309,000
Everything we know about Bishops House, 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
- Environmental risk flagged
Versus other Bishops Lane homes
Price per m² for Bishops House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,936
Street avg £2,983
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 201 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 11.4 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
0.6 km
Bensted Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Hunton Church of England Primary School. 3 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
41.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB