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16 Church Road, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8SQ

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
98 m²
1056 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 16 Church Road

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

16 Church Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Otham, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1056 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1996–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £448,000 sits 62.3% above the 2011 sale of £276,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£261/sq ft) was about 15.4% below the postcode norm. 14 years since the last transfer (December 2011). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 98 m² it's 27.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 9 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2021.

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Valuation

against the asking price

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

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

16 Church Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Apr 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Church Road, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8SQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A a two-storey side extension application was refused at 16 Church Road in 2021.

  1. Sept 2021
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Side of property

    Proposed two storey side extension

    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    21/503451/FULL
    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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.

Current estimate

£448,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2011)

£276,000

Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 December 2011Most recent

    £276,000

    -4.5%over 3 years

  2. 15 May 2008

    £289,000

    +162.7%over 10 years

  3. 8 June 1997

    £110,000

    +14.0%over 10 months

  4. 25 July 1996

    £96,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8SQ: £425,000 (2022–2016).

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On the street

Versus other Church Road homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 16 Church Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,813

Street avg £3,542

Strongly below

Floor Area

98 m²

Street avg 84 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£480k

1 Bodsham Crescent, Bearsted

ME15 8NL

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£565k

1 Cannon Close

ME15 8WR

4 bed2 bath
£406k

1 Cannock Drive

ME15 8GE

3 bed2 bath
£369k

1 Betsham Road

ME15 8TX

3 bed1 bath
£367k

1 Butler Walk

ME15 8WJ

3 bed1 bath
£328k

1 Chiddingstone Close

ME15 8TP

3 bed
£328k

1 Chislehurst Close

ME15 8TS

3 bed1 bath
£498k

1 Blenheim Close, Bearsted

ME15 8LD

2 bed1 bath
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.
Full Maidstone report

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

0.1 km

Horton Downs — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Madginford Primary School. 21 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 8SQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME15 8SQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 8SQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.1dB

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 16 Church Road, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8SQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.