What kind of home is 12 Discovery Road, ME15 8HF?

12 Discovery Road, ME15 8HF is a 4-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What did 12 Discovery Road, ME15 8HF sell for?

12 Discovery Road, ME15 8HF last sold for £382,000 in August 2011, around 15 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £212,500 in June 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 12 Discovery Road, ME15 8HF?

Across 3 sales between June 2000 and August 2011, 12 Discovery Road, ME15 8HF rose from £212,500 to £382,000, a change of £169,500. That works out to roughly +5.4% per year compounded over 11 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 12 Discovery Road, ME15 8HF have?

The current EPC rating for 12 Discovery Road, ME15 8HF is C with a score of 76 out of 100, lodged in September 2025. It has improved from a D recorded in May 2011. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 12 Discovery Road, ME15 8HF?

12 Discovery Road, ME15 8HF has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (1,722 sq ft), around 40 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 20% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME15 8HF. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 12 Discovery Road, ME15 8HF use?

The latest EPC at 12 Discovery Road, ME15 8HF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 12 Discovery Road, ME15 8HF have?

12 Discovery Road, ME15 8HF has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in March 2018 under ref. 18/500695/FULL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 12 Discovery Road, ME15 8HF?

12 Discovery Road, ME15 8HF is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 12 Discovery Road, ME15 8HF in?

12 Discovery Road, ME15 8HF sits in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone. It falls within the ME15 postcode district in Kent.

How safe is the area around 12 Discovery Road, ME15 8HF?

Police records around 12 Discovery Road, ME15 8HF show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 66% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 12 Discovery Road, ME15 8HF?

The closest primary school to 12 Discovery Road, ME15 8HF is Madginford Primary School (483m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is School of Science and Technology Maidstone (2.2km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 12 Discovery Road, ME15 8HF?

The closest bus stop to 12 Discovery Road, ME15 8HF is Pennine Way, 439m away. The nearest rail option is Bearsted Rail Station, 1.5km away.

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12 Discovery Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8HF

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

160 m²

1722 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 76

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 12 Discovery Road

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

12 Discovery Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8HF). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in May 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Across 2000–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £659,000 sits 72.5% above the 2011 sale of £382,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 160 m² it's 18.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (135 m² median across 26 EPCs). 15 years since the last transfer (August 2011).

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Sept 2025

EPC Rating

C76

Main Heating

Electric & Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2025from May 2011

EPC improved fromD63toC76

Heating Controls

Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water

AverageGood

Hot water efficiency improved

Low Energy Lighting

0%86%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Discovery Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8HF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Discovery Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

Mar 2018
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension.
Documents
10 docs on file
Reference
18/500695/FULL
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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.

12 Discovery Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).

Current estimate

£659,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2011)

£382,000

Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

25 August 2011Most recent
£382,000
+17.5%over 5 years
27 January 2006
£325,000
+52.9%over 5 years
19 June 2000
£212,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8HF: £680,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in ME15 8HF

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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.

EPC Rating for 12 Discovery Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,388

Street avg £3,246

Below

Floor Area

160 m²

Street avg 145 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

Strongly above

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Maidstone report

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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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· 07:00 – 23:00

47.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 8HF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.4dB

Low

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