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

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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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

10 months remaining

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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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

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

Current estimate

£439,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£375,000

Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 25 years.

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

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

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

£639k

1 Country Ways, Lenham

ME17 2JF

4 bed2 bath

£440k

1 Cross View Cottages, Faversham Road, Lenham

ME17 2PU

3 bed1 bath

£744k

1 2 Warren Cottages, Headcorn Road, Sandway

ME17 2PD

4 bed2 bath

£461k

1 Chapel Farm Cottage, Lenham Heath Road, Lenham Heath

ME17 2BJ

3 bed

£397k

1 Chapel Place Cottages, Lenham Heath Road, Lenham Heath

ME17 2BU

3 bed

£394k

1 Atwater Court, Lenham

ME17 2PW

2 bed2 bath

£433k

1 Bearsby Hill Cottages, Liverton Hill, Sandway

ME17 2NJ

£249k

1 Coast Cottages, Sandway Road, Sandway

ME17 2NA

2 bed1 bath

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Maidstone report

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.

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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

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FAQ

Common questions

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