20 Shirley Way, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8PP
About 20 Shirley Way
20 Shirley Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8PP). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 133 m² it's 25.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 22 EPCs). Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £630,000 is 11.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£395/sq ft) was about 45.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £566,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Nov 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Resubmission of MA08/1519 (Erection of a single storey side extension and two-storey rear extension) with amendments being a site location plan, existing and proposed plans, proposed elevations and drawing numbers 2008/002/01, 002/02 and 002/03 and supported by a Design and Access Statement received on 1 October 2009.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/1765
- Oct 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of a single storey side extension and two-storey rear extension as shown on drawing numbers 208/002/01- 208/002/06 received on 28th July 2008.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/1519
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 20 Shirley Way
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 20 Shirley Way was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£630,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 25 years.
£566,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
3 December 2021Most recent
£566,000
+403.1%over 24 years29 May 1997
£112,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8PP: £460,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in ME15 8PP
21 Shirley Way, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8PP
Sold Mar 2025
£500,0005 Shirley Way, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8PP
Sold Sept 2023
£412,5008 Shirley Way, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8PP
Sold Aug 2022
£535,00017 Shirley Way, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8PP
Sold Jan 2021
£420,00026 Shirley Way, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8PP
Sold Oct 2020
£460,000
Everything we know about 20 Shirley Way, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Shirley Way homes
Habitable Rooms for 20 Shirley Way runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,256
Street avg £3,513
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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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
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Royston Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Madginford Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB