8 Discovery Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8HF
About 8 Discovery Road
8 Discovery Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8HF). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Held since June 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £684,000 sits 195.8% above the 2000 sale of £231,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£156/sq ft) was about 26.7% below the postcode norm.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 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 8 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
8 Discovery Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£684,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£231,250
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 June 2000Most recent
£231,250
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 8 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
On price per m², 8 Discovery Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,676
Street avg £3,274
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 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.
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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