13 Royston Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8NS

13 Royston Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8NS). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 21 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 and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2010–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £535,000 is 37.2% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£257/sq ft) was about 25.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in August 2014.