24 Royston Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8NS

24 Royston Road is a semi-detached house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8NS). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2016. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since July 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 124 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £461,000 sits 144.6% above the 2003 sale of £188,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£141/sq ft) was about 47.2% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.