2 Wardes Bungalows, Otham Street, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RW
About 2 Wardes Bungalows
2 Wardes Bungalows is a four-bedroom detached house in Otham, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8RW). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 180 m² the property is well over the postcode median (46 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 10 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2006–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £678,000 is 23.3% above the 2019 sale price. Most recent transfer: December 2019 at £550,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 2 Wardes Bungalows.
- Mar 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/500132/FULL
- Jul 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/502212/FULL
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Sales history & valuation
2 Wardes Bungalows has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2006.
£678,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 13 years.
£550,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
19 December 2019Most recent
£550,000
+23.6%over 6 years23 October 2013
£445,000
+112.9%over 7 years20 June 2006
£209,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in ME15 8RW: £425,000 (2024–2023).
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- Larger development activity nearby

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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
0.7 km
The White Horse — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Senacre Wood Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB