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16 Merton Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8LJ

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
60 m²
646 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 16 Merton Road

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

16 Merton Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in January 2010. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £264,000 sits 60% above the 2010 sale of £164,995. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms2
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  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

16 Merton 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Sept 2019

Current Certificate
Sept 2009

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 17 September 2019

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Merton Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8LJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey side extension at 16 Merton Road.

1 application on record at 16 Merton Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8LJ

1decisions1extensions20documents5nearby
  1. Oct 2016
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Two storey · Side of property

    Erection of a two storey side extension.

    Documents
    20 docs on file
    Reference
    16/504723/FULL
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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.

16 Merton Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£264,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 12 years.

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Last sold (2010)

£164,995

Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 January 2010Most recent

    £164,995

    +43.5%over 7 years

  2. 29 July 2002

    £115,000

    +64.3%over 3 years

  3. 3 September 1998

    £69,995

    +9.4%over 11 months

  4. 18 September 1997

    £64,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8LJ: £280,000 (2026–2023).

On the street

Versus other Merton Road homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 16 Merton Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,750

Street avg £3,591

Below

Floor Area

60 m²

Street avg 63 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

Strongly below

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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.
£300k

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1 Buffkyn Way

ME15 8FY

2 bed2 bath
£485k

1 Blenheim Close, Bearsted

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2 bed1 bath
£309k

1 Chiddingstone Close

ME15 8TP

3 bed
£331k

1 Chislehurst Close

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3 bed1 bath
£355k

1 Butler Walk

ME15 8WJ

3 bed1 bath
£364k

1 Betsham Road

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3 bed1 bath
£393k

1 Cannock Drive

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3 bed2 bath
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

414/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Merton Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Madginford Primary School. 20 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 8LJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.9dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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