12 Church Road, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8SQ

12 Church Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Otham, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in October 2018 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Held since March 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 115 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £482,000 sits 249.3% above the 2002 sale of £138,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 61.2% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.