Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
17 Madginford Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8LQ
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
57 m²
612 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 17 Madginford Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
17 Madginford Road is a semi-detached house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 612 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2010) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since January 2011 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £342,000 sits 80% above the 2011 sale of £190,000. At 57 m² it's 21.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 11 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).
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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.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 May 2020
Current Certificate
May 2010EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 12 May 2020
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 17 Madginford Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8LQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
17 Madginford 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.
17 Madginford Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£342,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2011)
£190,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 January 2011Most recent
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8LQ: £415,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in ME15 8LQ
9 Madginford Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8LQ
Sold Nov 2025
£420,00015 Madginford Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8LQ
Sold Jan 2025
£415,00023 Madginford Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8LQ
Sold Aug 2024
£370,00033 Madginford Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8LQ
Sold Apr 2024
£325,00027 Madginford Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8LQ
Sold Feb 2024
£490,000
Versus other Madginford Road homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
17 Madginford Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£3,343
Street avg £4,861
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
Royston Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Madginford Primary School. 17 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 8LQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB
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 17 Madginford Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8LQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.