1 Barton Road, Maidstone, ME15 7BU
About 1 Barton Road
1 Barton Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Maidstone (ME15 7BU). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a loft.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £300,000 is 11.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£295/sq ft) was about 49.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £270,000. 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- LoftYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Barton Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Barton 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
1 Barton Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£300,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 26 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
20 December 2021Most recent
£270,000
+451.0%over 25 years11 April 1996
£49,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 7BU: £283,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in ME15 7BU
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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 Barton Road homes
EPC Rating for 1 Barton Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,176
Street avg £2,640
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Boys' Grammar School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Maidstone Grammar School. 33 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB