What type of property is 1 Royston Road, ME15 8NS?

1 Royston Road, ME15 8NS is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 1 Royston Road, ME15 8NS?

1 Royston Road, ME15 8NS last sold for £405,000 in November 2020, around 6 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 1 Royston Road, ME15 8NS?

The current EPC rating for 1 Royston Road, ME15 8NS is E with a score of 50 out of 100, lodged in June 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 Royston Road, ME15 8NS?

1 Royston Road, ME15 8NS has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (764 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 20% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME15 8NS. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 Royston Road, ME15 8NS heated?

The latest EPC at 1 Royston Road, ME15 8NS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 1 Royston Road, ME15 8NS?

1 Royston Road, ME15 8NS is in council tax band E.

Where is 1 Royston Road, ME15 8NS located?

1 Royston Road, ME15 8NS sits in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone. It falls within the ME15 postcode district in Kent.

How safe is the area around 1 Royston Road, ME15 8NS?

Police records around 1 Royston Road, ME15 8NS show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 66% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 1 Royston Road, ME15 8NS?

The closest primary school to 1 Royston Road, ME15 8NS is Madginford Primary School (416m), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is School of Science and Technology Maidstone (1.6km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 1 Royston Road, ME15 8NS?

The closest bus stop to 1 Royston Road, ME15 8NS is Royston Road, 126m away. The nearest rail option is Bearsted Rail Station, 1.2km away.

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1 Royston Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8NS

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

71 m²

764 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 50

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Royston Road

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

1 Royston Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8NS). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory and attached land beyond the plot.

Today's modelled estimate of £455,000 is 12.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£530/sq ft) was about 153.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 71 m² it's 19.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 21 EPCs). Sold November 2020 for £405,000.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes
LandYes

Building

Heating systemGas

Energy

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 Rating

E50

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Royston Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8NS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Royston Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£455,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2020)

£405,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

27 November 2020Most recent
£405,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8NS: £394,000 (2025–2018).

Nearby sales in ME15 8NS

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On the street

Versus other Royston Road homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 1 Royston Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,704

Street avg £3,343

Strongly above

Floor Area

71 m²

Street avg 93 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Below

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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

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Royston Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Madginford Primary School. 17 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 8NS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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