What kind of home is 20 Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP?

20 Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 20 Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP sell for?

20 Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP last sold for £327,000 in May 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £91,500 in June 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 20 Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP changed over time?

Across 3 sales between June 1998 and May 2022, 20 Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP rose from £91,500 to £327,000, a change of £235,500. That works out to roughly +5.5% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 20 Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP?

The current EPC rating for 20 Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in March 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 20 Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP?

20 Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (614 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 24% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME15 8JP. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 20 Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP use?

The latest EPC at 20 Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 20 Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP?

20 Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP is in council tax band D.

Which area is 20 Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP in?

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

How safe is the area around 20 Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP?

Police records around 20 Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP show an average of 414 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (15% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 20 Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP?

The closest primary school to 20 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.

What transport links are near 20 Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP?

The closest bus stop to 20 Biddenden Close, ME15 8JP is Biddenden Close, 110m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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20 Biddenden Close, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8JP

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

57 m²

614 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Freehold

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Overview

About 20 Biddenden Close

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

20 Biddenden Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8JP). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £361,000 is 10.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£533/sq ft) was about 87.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 57 m² it's 24% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 27 EPCs). Sold May 2022 for £327,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
DrivewayYes

Building

TenureFreehold
Central heatingYes

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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.

Current Certificate

Mar 2022

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 21 March 2032

5 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Biddenden Close, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8JP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Biddenden Close has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

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 grown by over 3x since 1998.

Current estimate

£361,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£327,000

Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

26 May 2022Most recent
£327,000
+91.2%over 18 years
11 November 2003
£171,000
+86.9%over 5 years
4 June 1998
£91,500

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

Nearby sales in ME15 8JP

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.

20 Biddenden Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,737

Street avg £4,020

Strongly above

Floor Area

57 m²

Street avg 74 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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1 Chiddingstone Close

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

0.1 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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FAQ

Common questions

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