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).
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 £389,000 sits 116.1% above the 2015 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£153/sq ft) was about 32.1% 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.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 January 2036
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+
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Planning history
4 Lenside Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
3 applications on record at 4 Lenside Drive, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8UE
- Jul 2015ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior notification for a proposed single storey rear extension which:A) Extends by 3 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling.B) Has a maximum height of 3.9 metres from the natural ground level.C) Has a height of 2.88 metres at the eaves from the natural ground level.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/505210/PNEXT
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationJan 2016Decision
- Garage ConversionSept 2015Decision
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Sales history & valuation
4 Lenside Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£389,000
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: £337,100 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in ME15 8UE
44 Lenside Drive, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8UE
Sold Aug 2025
£450,00033 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
£330,000
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 £3,545
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 74 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
414/mo
Falling 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB







