4 Lenside Drive, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8UE
About 4 Lenside Drive
4 Lenside Drive is a semi-detached house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8UE). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
At 109 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £412,000 sits 128.9% above the 2015 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£153/sq ft) was about 31.1% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in April 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Planning history
4 Lenside Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2016RenovationFullIn report
Formation of pitched roof to front of property incorporating canopy.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/508976/FULL
- Sept 2015Garage ConversionOutlineIn report
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed): conversion of garage to habitable room.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/505761/LAWPRO
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 Lenside Drive
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
4 Lenside Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£412,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£180,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 April 2015Most recent
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8UE: £335,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in ME15 8UE
33 Lenside Drive, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8UE
Sold Mar 2025
£337,10036 Lenside Drive, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8UE
Sold Aug 2024
£360,0003 Lenside Drive, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8UE
Sold Feb 2023
£295,00021 Lenside Drive, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8UE
Sold Nov 2022
£330,00013 Lenside Drive, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8UE
Sold Aug 2022
£335,000
Everything we know about 4 Lenside Drive, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Lenside Drive homes
4 Lenside Drive outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,651
Street avg £3,636
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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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
0.3 km
Pennine Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Madginford Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB