Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
9 Merton Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8LJ
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
82 m²
883 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 9 Merton Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
9 Merton Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in October 2006. At 82 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £348,000 sits 69.8% above the 2006 sale of £205,000.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
9 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Oct 2023
Current Certificate
Oct 2013EPC Rating
A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 13 October 2023
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 9 Merton Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8LJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
9 Merton Road has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
9 Merton Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£348,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.4% per year over 7 years.
Last sold (2006)
£205,000
Growth on file: 12.4% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
31 October 2006Most recent
£205,000
+135.6%over 7 years4 July 1999
£87,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8LJ: £280,000 (2026–2023).
Nearby sales in ME15 8LJ
50 Merton Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8LJ
Sold Feb 2026
£280,00044 Merton Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8LJ
Sold Jul 2025
£260,00038 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
£395,000
Versus other Merton Road homes
Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 9 Merton Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £3,600
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
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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.
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.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
49.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 9 Merton Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8LJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.