1 Biddenden Close, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8JP

1 Biddenden Close is a semi-detached house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8JP). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in October 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

At 100 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 2021–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£379/sq ft) was about 35.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £407,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.