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38 Lenside Drive, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8UE

Notable views1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
69 m²
743 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 38 Lenside Drive

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

38 Lenside Drive is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8UE). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2011. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£446/sq ft) was about 100.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £331,000 in June 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageEn bloc
  • Notable viewsYes
  • Cul-de-sacYes
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
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 38 Lenside Drive, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8UE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. May 2011
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Tree Preservation Order, TPO No. 9 of 1975, application for consent to cut back a maximum of 4 lowest lateral branches of one Ash tree by a maximum of 7 metres.

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    TA/0031/11
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£352,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£331,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 June 2022Most recent

    £331,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8UE: £335,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Lenside Drive homes

Four headline reads against 31 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

38 Lenside Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,797

Street avg £3,486

Strongly above

Floor Area

69 m²

Street avg 74 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

Below
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

0.3 km

Pennine Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 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 8UE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME15 8UE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 8UE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.4dB

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

Common questions

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