What kind of home is 20 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ?

20 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 20 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ last change hands?

20 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ last sold for £375,000 in January 2022, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £73,500 in June 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 20 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ?

Across 4 sales between June 1997 and January 2022, 20 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ rose from £73,500 to £375,000, a change of £301,500. That works out to roughly +6.8% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 20 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ?

The current EPC rating for 20 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in August 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 20 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ?

20 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (1,206 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 32% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME17 2HJ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 20 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ use?

The latest EPC at 20 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 20 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ?

20 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ is in council tax band D.

Which area is 20 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ in?

20 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ sits in Lenham, Maidstone, Maidstone. It falls within the ME17 postcode district in Kent.

How safe is the area around 20 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ?

Police records around 20 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ show an average of 144 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 34% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 20 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ?

The closest primary school to 20 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ is Lenham Primary School (292m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Lenham School (332m).

How well connected is 20 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ?

The closest bus stop to 20 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ is Cherry Close, 111m away. The nearest rail option is Lenham Rail Station, 257m away.

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20 Beacon Road, Lenham, Maidstone, ME17 2HJ

4 sales on record

Estimated value

£439,000

Since the 2022 sale (£375,000)+17%
Against ME17 2HJ's recent median (£340,000)+29%

Newest record on this page: June 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

112 m²

1206 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£439,000

Against its 2022 sale (£375,000)+17%
Against ME17 2HJ's recent median (£340,000)+29%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 20 Beacon Road is modelled from its 112 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME17 2HJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
112 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2017
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in ME17 2HJ
5 sales, median £340,000 (2025–2023)

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Valuation	Estimate from the last refresh	Analysed against comparable sales
Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 20 Beacon Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Sales timeline

21 January 2022Most recent
£375,000
+17.2%over 4 years
15 December 2017
£319,995
+45.5%over 13 years
23 February 2004
£220,000
+199.3%over 6 years
8 June 1997
£73,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 2HJ: £340,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in ME17 2HJ

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 20 Beacon Road, Lenham, Maidstone, ME17 2HJ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
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Overview

About 20 Beacon Road

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

20 Beacon Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Lenham, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 2HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £375,000. Across the public record there are 4 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. At 112 m² it's 28.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 16 EPCs). Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £439,000 is 17.1% above the 2022 sale price.

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
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingOff road

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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.

Current Certificate

Aug 2017

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 1 August 2027

8 months remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Beacon Road, Lenham, Maidstone, ME17 2HJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Beacon Road has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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

On the street

Versus other Beacon Road homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 20 Beacon Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,348

Street avg £3,635

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Floor Area

112 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly 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.

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

144/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Cherry Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Lenham Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Lenham Primary SchoolPrimary292m
The Lenham SchoolSecondary332m
Platts Heath Primary SchoolPrimary2.1km

Nearest stops

Cherry CloseBus stop111m
The Lenham SchoolBus stop202m
Lenham Rail StationRailway station257m
Lenham Rail StationRailway station266m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences676 reports34%
Anti-social Behaviour391 reports19%
Criminal Damage & Arson196 reports10%
Other Theft178 reports9%

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME17 2HJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME17 2HJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Comparables

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

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Method

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.

Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 20 Beacon Road is modelled from its 112 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME17 2HJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for 20 Beacon Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 20 Beacon Road was lodged in August 2017 at band D and is valid until August 2027. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 20 Beacon Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 3 schools and 21 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME17 2HJ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 20 Beacon Road is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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