What kind of home is 12a, Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP?

12a, Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 12a, Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP sell for?

12a, Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP last sold for £200,000 in December 2008, around 17 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £67,000 in September 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 12a, Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP?

Across 3 sales between September 1995 and December 2008, 12a, Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP rose from £67,000 to £200,000, a change of £133,000. That works out to roughly +8.6% per year compounded over 13 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 12a, Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP?

The current EPC rating for 12a, Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP is D with a score of 60 out of 100, lodged in April 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 12a, Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP?

12a, Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (850 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 12a, Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP use?

The latest EPC at 12a, Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is 12a, Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP in?

12a, Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP sits in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone. It falls within the ME15 postcode district in Kent.

How safe is the area around 12a, Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP?

Police records around 12a, Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP 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 12a, Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP?

The closest primary school to 12a, Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP is Madginford Primary School (630m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is School of Science and Technology Maidstone (1.2km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 12a, Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP?

The closest bus stop to 12a, Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP is Biddenden Close, 110m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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12a, Biddenden Close, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8JP

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

79 m²

850 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 60

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 12a

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

12a is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8JP). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in December 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1995–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £316,000 sits 58% above the 2008 sale of £200,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£235/sq ft) was about 18% below the postcode norm.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Apr 2024

EPC Rating

D60

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12a, Biddenden Close, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8JP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12a has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

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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 1995.

Current estimate

£316,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2008)

£200,000

Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

12 December 2008Most recent
£200,000
+66.4%over 8 years
24 November 2000
£120,200
+79.4%over 5 years
17 September 1995
£67,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8JP: £340,000 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in ME15 8JP

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On the street

Versus other Biddenden Close homes

Four headline reads against 27 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 12a runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,532

Street avg £4,127

Strongly below

Floor Area

79 m²

Street avg 73 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Below

Comparables

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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

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Biddenden Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Madginford Primary School. 19 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME15 8JP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 8JP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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