17 Royston Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8NS
About 17 Royston Road
17 Royston Road is a semi-detached house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8NS). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (88 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Dec 2023
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 2 December 2023
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Planning history
17 Royston Road has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 17 Royston Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8NS
- Mar 2009ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
An application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development being a single storey rear extension, as shown on site location plan and drawing nos. 09/0101 and 09/0102 received 12/02/09
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/0237
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Sales history & valuation
17 Royston Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£335,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8NS: £405,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in ME15 8NS
6 Royston Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8NS
Sold Jan 2025
£490,00038 Royston Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8NS
Sold Dec 2022
£480,00031 Royston Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8NS
Sold Jan 2022
£394,00011 Royston Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8NS
Sold Jun 2021
£312,0001 Royston Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8NS
Sold Nov 2020
£405,000
Versus other Royston Road homes
Floor Area for 17 Royston Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 93 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
414/mo
Falling 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.
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB







