18 Merton Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8LJ

18 Merton Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.

Held since June 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £280,000 sits 155.7% above the 2002 sale of £109,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£167/sq ft) was about 29.4% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.