2 Merton Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8LJ
About 2 Merton Road
2 Merton Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2014. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 87 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 11 years since the last transfer (January 2015). Across 2010–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £302,000 is 47.3% above the 2015 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
2 Merton Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2019ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/504890/LAWPRO
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Merton Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£302,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 5 years.
£205,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
15 January 2015Most recent
£205,000
+28.2%over 4 years11 March 2010
£159,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8LJ: £360,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in ME15 8LJ
38 Merton Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8LJ
Sold Jun 2025
£265,00054 Merton Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8LJ
Sold Jan 2025
£310,0001 Merton Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8LJ
Sold Dec 2023
£395,00019 Merton Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8LJ
Sold Dec 2023
£360,0007 Merton Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8LJ
Sold Nov 2021
£335,000
Everything we know about 2 Merton Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Merton Road homes
2 Merton Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,356
Street avg £3,565
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Merton Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Madginford Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB