23 Discovery Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8HF
About 23 Discovery Road
23 Discovery Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8HF). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1660 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2009) shows a C (score 70). The latest certificate is from May 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since August 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 2000–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £646,000 sits 67.8% above the 2009 sale of £385,000. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
Know exactly what you're buying at 23 Discovery Road
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
23 Discovery Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 May 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
23 Discovery Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 23 Discovery Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
23 Discovery Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£646,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 9 years.
£385,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
27 August 2009Most recent
£385,000
+12.4%over 6 years10 July 2003
£342,500
+37.0%over 3 years17 May 2000
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8HF: £680,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in ME15 8HF
34 Discovery Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8HF
Sold Jul 2025
£680,00020 Discovery Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8HF
Sold Oct 2022
£625,00027 Discovery Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8HF
Sold Oct 2022
£700,00018 Discovery Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8HF
Sold Jun 2021
£630,00010 Discovery Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8HF
Sold Jun 2021
£765,000
Everything we know about 23 Discovery Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Discovery Road homes
Price per m²
£2,497
Street avg £3,242
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
0.4 km
Pennine Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Madginford Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB