What type of property is 38 Royston Road, ME15 8NS?

38 Royston Road, ME15 8NS is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 38 Royston Road, ME15 8NS?

38 Royston Road, ME15 8NS last sold for £480,000 in December 2022, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £178,300 in September 2004. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 38 Royston Road, ME15 8NS appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between September 2004 and December 2022, 38 Royston Road, ME15 8NS rose from £178,300 to £480,000, a change of £301,700. That works out to roughly +5.6% per year compounded over 18 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 38 Royston Road, ME15 8NS?

The current EPC rating for 38 Royston Road, ME15 8NS is E with a score of 53 out of 100, lodged in July 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 38 Royston Road, ME15 8NS?

38 Royston Road, ME15 8NS has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (926 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 38 Royston Road, ME15 8NS heated?

The latest EPC at 38 Royston Road, ME15 8NS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 38 Royston Road, ME15 8NS had any planning applications?

38 Royston Road, ME15 8NS has council approval for side and rear extension granted in January 2015 under ref. 14/504887/FULL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 38 Royston Road, ME15 8NS?

38 Royston Road, ME15 8NS is in council tax band D.

Where is 38 Royston Road, ME15 8NS located?

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

How safe is the area around 38 Royston Road, ME15 8NS?

Police records around 38 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 38 Royston Road, ME15 8NS?

The closest primary school to 38 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.

What is the nearest station to 38 Royston Road, ME15 8NS?

The closest bus stop to 38 Royston Road, ME15 8NS is Royston Road, 126m away. The nearest rail option is Bearsted Rail Station, 1.2km away.

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38 Royston Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8NS

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

86 m²

926 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 53

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 38 Royston Road

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

38 Royston Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8NS). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£519/sq ft) was about 148.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2022 for £480,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
GarageYes

Building

Heating systemElectric
Previously extendedYes

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 Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Jul 2024

EPC Rating

E53

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 38 Royston Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8NS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

38 Royston Road has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.

Jan 2015
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey rear and side extension and widening of vehicle access to driveway
Documents
16 docs on file
Reference
14/504887/FULL
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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.

38 Royston Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2004.

Current estimate

£470,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£480,000

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

15 December 2022Most recent
£480,000
+67.2%over 8 years
11 September 2014
£287,000
+61.0%over 10 years
2 September 2004
£178,300

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

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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.

On years held, 38 Royston Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,581

Street avg £3,349

Strongly above

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 92 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

On par

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

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70 dB

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80 dB

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