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8 Church Square, Lenham, Maidstone, ME17 2PJ

Estimated value

£294,000

  • Since the 1998 sale (£86,500)+240%
  • Against ME17 2PJ's recent median (£347,000)-15%

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

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Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
66 m²
715 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
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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

£294,000

  • Against its 1998 sale (£86,500)+240%
  • Against ME17 2PJ's recent median (£347,000)-15%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 8 Church Square is modelled from its 66 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME17 2PJ. 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

    66 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2011

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 1998

  • Recent sales in ME17 2PJ

    5 sales, median £347,000 (2025–2017)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: August 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

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

8 Church Square's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).

Sales timeline

  1. 28 May 1998Most recent

    £86,500

    +31.1%over 1 year

  2. 28 February 1997

    £66,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 2PJ: £347,000 (2025–2017).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 8 Church Square, Lenham, Maidstone, ME17 2PJ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Recent ownership pattern worth a lookIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 8 Church Square

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

8 Church Square is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lenham, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 2PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 715 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since May 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–1998, sale prices on this property compounded at 24.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £294,000 sits 239.9% above the 1998 sale of £86,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 50.8% below the postcode norm. At 66 m² it's 19% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 10 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs).

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
  • Dining roomYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas
  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 Church Square's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jul 2021

Current Certificate
Jul 2011

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Expired on 28 July 2021

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Church Square, Lenham, Maidstone, ME17 2PJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Church Square has no planning applications on record.

3

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 Church Square homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Church Square is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,301

Street avg £3,971

Strongly below

Floor Area

66 m²

Street avg 88 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

On par
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.
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

The Square — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Lenham Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Lenham Primary SchoolPrimary384m
  • The Lenham SchoolSecondary553m
  • Platts Heath Primary SchoolPrimary2.6km

Nearest stops

  • The SquareBus stop74m
  • Glebe GardensBus stop241m
  • Honywood RoadBus stop364m
  • The Lenham SchoolBus stop507m

Most reported crime locally

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

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME17 2PJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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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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2 bed1 bath
£394k

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2 bed2 bath
£639k

1 Country Ways, Lenham

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4 bed2 bath
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1 2 Warren Cottages, Headcorn Road, Sandway

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£279k

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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 8 Church Square is modelled from its 66 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME17 2PJ. 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. 2 sales are recorded for 8 Church Square. 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 8 Church Square was lodged in July 2011 at band E and expired in July 2021, so a new one is needed to sell or let. 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 8 Church Square. 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 15 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME17 2PJ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
8 Church Square is in council tax band C. 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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