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8 Church Road, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8SQ

7 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
55 m²
592 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 8 Church Road

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

8 Church Road is a semi-detached house in Otham, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold March 2022 for £285,000. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£481/sq ft) was about 74.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

8 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Jul 2025

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 12 July 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2015from Apr 2010
Hot Water
Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting
9%86%

More low energy lighting installed

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Late 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC C

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Planning

Planning history

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

8 Church Road has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

8 Church Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£295,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£285,000

Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 March 2022Most recent

    £285,000

    +26.1%over 5 years

  2. 7 March 2016

    £226,000

    +23.5%over 1 year

  3. 3 April 2014

    £183,000

    +7.6%over 1 year

  4. 24 April 2012

    £170,000

    -8.8%over 4 years

  5. 29 July 2007

    £186,500

    +24.3%over 2 years

  6. 24 March 2005

    £150,000

    +111.3%over 6 years

  7. 1 October 1998

    £71,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8SQ: £425,000 (2025–2014).

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.

Price per m² for 8 Church Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,182

Street avg £3,411

Strongly above

Floor Area

55 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.2 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Church Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · from £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£300k

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1 Chiddingstone Close

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3 bed
£330k

1 Button Lane, Bearsted

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£331k

1 Chislehurst Close

ME15 8TS

3 bed1 bath
£252k

1 Bethersden Court

ME15 8SS

£354k

1 Cheltenham Close

ME15 8FU

£355k

1 Butler Walk

ME15 8WJ

3 bed1 bath
£358k

1 Buckingham Row

ME15 8BT

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

414/mo

Falling 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.

Go deeper on the local area

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