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18 Discovery Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8HF

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
144 m²
1550 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 18 Discovery Road

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

18 Discovery Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8HF). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £781,000 is 24% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£406/sq ft) was about 91.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £630,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.

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
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageDouble

Building

  • Central heatingYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

18 Discovery Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Dec 2024

Current Certificate
Dec 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 19 December 2024

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Discovery Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8HF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 18 Discovery Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8HF

1decisions1extensions14documents5nearby
  1. Oct 2024
    Garage ConversionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of a single storey rear extension and garage conversion.

    Extension
    Documents
    14 docs on file
    Reference
    24/503336/FULL
    Full record in report

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  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 5 notable nearby
  • The 14 documents, officer reports & conditions
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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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.

Current estimate

£781,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£630,000

Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 June 2021Most recent

    £630,000

    +137.7%over 20 years

  2. 31 May 2001

    £265,000

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

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.

Habitable Rooms for 18 Discovery Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,375

Street avg £3,209

Strongly above

Floor Area

144 m²

Street avg 146 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.4 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 18 Discovery Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£543k

1 Cannon Close

ME15 8WR

4 bed2 bath
£491k

1 Bodsham Crescent, Bearsted

ME15 8NL

4 bed2 bath
£393k

1 Cannock Drive

ME15 8GE

3 bed2 bath
£364k

1 Betsham Road

ME15 8TX

3 bed1 bath
£355k

1 Butler Walk

ME15 8WJ

3 bed1 bath
£331k

1 Chislehurst Close

ME15 8TS

3 bed1 bath
£309k

1 Chiddingstone Close

ME15 8TP

3 bed
£514k

1 Alexander Court, Mote Park

ME15 8WY

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.
Full Maidstone report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

414/mo

Falling 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.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area 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

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