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Get started28 Barleycorn is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Leybourne, West Malling, West Malling (ME19 5PR). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (December 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.8% per year against 0.1% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£499/sq ft) was about 88.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. A recent sale: £317,000 in October 2025.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
28 Barleycorn has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£333,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 27 years.
£317,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 27 years.
On years held, 28 Barleycorn runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,373
Street avg £3,534
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Barleycorn — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.7dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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22 October 2025Most recent
£317,000
+100.6%over 20 years29 April 2005
£158,000
+125.9%over 6 years19 February 1999
£69,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME19 5PR: £375,000 (2024–2021).
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
ME19 5LU
Closest school
0.4 km
Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy. 16 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.6dB
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