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10 Discovery Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8HF

3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathroom
1
Floor area
220 m²
2368 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 74
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 10 Discovery Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

10 Discovery Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8HF). It has a recorded floor area of 220 m² (around 2368 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a C (score 74).

At 220 m² the property is well over the postcode median (135 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£323/sq ft) was about 52.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £765,000. 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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms1
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • GarageDouble
  • Corner plotYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C74
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 10 Discovery Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8HF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.

  1. Jul 2022
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Removal of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension, including new flat roof and lantern.

    Extension
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    22/502465/FULL
    View planning record
  2. Jun 2015
    Loft ConversionFull
    In report

    Extension: Front of property

    Erection of two storey front extension, loft conversion incorporating dormer window to rear and insertion of rooflights.

    Extension
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    15/503721/FULL
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 10 Discovery Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£802,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£765,000

Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 June 2021Most recent

    £765,000

    +186.5%over 21 years
  2. 15 June 2000

    £267,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8HF: £636,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Discovery Road homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 10 Discovery Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,477

Street avg £3,204

Above

Floor Area

220 m²

Street avg 143 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Maidstone district page.

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

0.4 km

Pennine Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Madginford Primary School. 16 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME15 8HF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME15 8HF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 8HF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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