56 West Park Road, Maidstone, ME15 7AG
About 56 West Park Road
56 West Park Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Maidstone (ME15 7AG). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since June 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£397/sq ft) was about 116.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £325,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
56 West Park Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 56 West Park Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£329,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 25 years.
£325,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
16 November 2022Most recent
£325,000
+93.5%over 9 years5 September 2013
£168,000
+189.7%over 15 years18 September 1997
£58,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 7AG: £305,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in ME15 7AG
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other West Park Road homes
56 West Park Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,276
Street avg £2,530
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
York Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Park Way Primary School. 32 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB