What type of property is 5 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ?

5 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 5 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ last change hands?

5 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ last sold for £380,000 in June 2025, around 1 years ago. Before that, it sold for £272,000 in October 2020, so prices have been rising over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 5 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ changed over time?

Across 2 sales between October 2020 and June 2025, 5 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ rose from £272,000 to £380,000, a change of £108,000. That works out to roughly +7.4% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 5 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ?

The current EPC rating for 5 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ is F with a score of 36 out of 100, lodged in March 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ?

5 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (818 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 12% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME17 2HJ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ heated?

The latest EPC at 5 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 5 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ?

5 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ is in council tax band C.

Where is 5 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ located?

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

How safe is the area around 5 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ?

Police records around 5 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.

Which schools serve 5 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ?

The closest primary school to 5 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ is Lenham Primary School (292m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Lenham School (332m).

What transport links are near 5 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ?

The closest bus stop to 5 Beacon Road, ME17 2HJ is Cherry Close, 111m away. The nearest rail option is Lenham Rail Station, 257m away.

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5 Beacon Road, Lenham, Maidstone, ME17 2HJ

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

76 m²

818 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 36

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 5 Beacon Road

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

5 Beacon Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lenham, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 2HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer was June 2025 at £380,000 — fresh data. Across 2020–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 85.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
StudyYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

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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.

5 Beacon Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate

Mar 2020

EPC Rating

F36

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

9.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 7 March 2030

3 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Beacon Road, Lenham, Maidstone, ME17 2HJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 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.

5 Beacon Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£377,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£380,000

Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

12 June 2025Most recent
£380,000
+39.7%over 4 years
6 October 2020
£272,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 2HJ: £340,000 (2025–2022).

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.

5 Beacon Road is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£5,000

Street avg £3,525

Strongly above

Floor Area

76 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

9.0 t/year

Street avg 3.4 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.

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4 bed2 bath

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1 2 Warren Cottages, Headcorn Road, Sandway

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4 bed2 bath

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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.

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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

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