31 Royston Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8NS

31 Royston Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8NS). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 60 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 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£610/sq ft) was about 197.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £394,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.