Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
38 Royston Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8NS
3 sales on record1 planning record
Estimated value
£516,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£480,000)+8%
- Against ME15 8NS's recent median (£394,000)+31%
Newest record on this page: January 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
86 m²
926 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£516,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£480,000)+8%
- Against ME15 8NS's recent median (£394,000)+31%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 38 Royston Road is modelled from its 86 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME15 8NS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
86 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2014
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in ME15 8NS
5 sales, median £394,000 (2025–2018)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: January 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
38 Royston Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2004.
Sales timeline
15 December 2022Most recent
£480,000
+67.2%over 8 years11 September 2014
£287,000
+61.0%over 10 years2 September 2004
£178,300
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8NS: £394,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in ME15 8NS
6 Royston Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8NS
Sold Jan 2025
£490,00031 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
£405,00012 Royston Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8NS
Sold Nov 2018
£255,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 38 Royston Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8NS. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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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 126.9% 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.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemElectric
- Previously extendedYes
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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
Current Certificate
Jul 2014EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 3 July 2024
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.
1 application on record at 38 Royston Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8NS
1decisions1extensions16documents5nearby
- Jan 2015ExtensionFullOutcome 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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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 £3,376
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Maidstone district page.
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.
Nearest schools
- Madginford Primary SchoolPrimary416m
- Thurnham Church of England Infant SchoolPrimary615m
- Roseacre Junior SchoolPrimary615m
- Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.3km
Nearest stops
- Royston RoadBus stop126m
- The RoseBus stop148m
- Egremont Road ShopsBus stop275m
- Merton RoadBus stop338m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,168 reports37%
- Anti-social Behaviour1,110 reports19%
- Criminal Damage & Arson597 reports10%
- Shoplifting444 reports8%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 38 Royston Road is modelled from its 86 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME15 8NS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 38 Royston Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 38 Royston Road was lodged in July 2014 at band E and expired in July 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 38 Royston Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 17 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME15 8NS, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 38 Royston Road is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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