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20 Shirley Way, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8PP

4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
133 m²
1432 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 20 Shirley Way

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

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

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • GarageYes
  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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 Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Shirley Way, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8PP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.

  1. Nov 2009
    ExtensionFull
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Oct 2008
    ExtensionFull
    In 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
    View planning record
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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.

Latest sale on 20 Shirley Way was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£630,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£566,000

Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 December 2021Most recent

    £566,000

    +403.1%over 24 years
  2. 29 May 1997

    £112,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8PP: £460,000 (2025–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Shirley Way homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 20 Shirley Way runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,256

Street avg £3,513

Strongly above

Floor Area

133 m²

Street avg 108 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

On par
Area

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

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME15 8PP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME15 8PP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 8PP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 20 Shirley Way, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8PP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.