Trapfield Lane Bearsted, Maidstone
9 addresses across 2 postcodes (ME14), about 180 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 24201557.
- Sales: 5 recorded sales since 1995; in 2020 the median was £725,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (D: 1, E: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Maidstone costs £2,503 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 57% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bearsted, about 530 m (0.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Green, is about 330 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 49 to 55 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Bearsted, about 880 m (0.5 miles) away.
- People: About 630 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 79% of households owned their home and 38% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 44 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | £725,000 | £725,000 | £725,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £550,000 | £550,000 | £550,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £117,000 | £117,000 | £117,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £105,000 | £105,000 | £105,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 2020 | ROSEMARY ME14 4EH | Detached | £725,000 | |
| 20 May 2014 | DOWNSWAY ME14 4EH | Detached | £550,000 | |
| 2 Aug 2006 | DOWNSWAY ME14 4EH | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 10 Oct 1997 | ROSEMARY ME14 4EH | Detached | £117,000 | |
| 19 Sep 1996 | WYNDALE ME14 4EH | Detached | £105,000 |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 151 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (2). Built: 1930-1949 (1); 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Maidstone in 2026-27: Band D £2,503 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,668 | £1,946 | £2,225 | £2,503 | £3,059 | £3,615 | £4,171 | £5,005 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band E (23% of about 1,460 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Bearsted Village Green and Holy Cross Church, Bearsted, Holy Cross Church (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 3.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 34 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- Bearsted House, grade II
- BLACK HORSE OAST AND BRYONY OAST THE OASTS, grade II
- MOTE HALL OAST AND HOP KILN OAST THE OASTS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 10 October 2026 to 14 October 2026: SOUTH EAST WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 9 addresses are between 49 m and 55 m above sea level (51 m on average); the ground rises about 6 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME14 4EE | 100% | 57% | 57% | 0% |
| ME14 4EH | 100% | 57% | 57% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bearsted 317,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hollingbourne 62,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Maidstone East 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 13 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mallings Lane Bearsted | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Chequers Bus Station Maidstone | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Roam Charging Station | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 34 km (21 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 55.5 km (34 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bearsted | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Paydens LTD | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest K2 Smiles LTD | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Cygnet Hospital Maidstone | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Office of the Kent Police and Crime Commissioner | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Bearsted, Bearsted | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Green 1.9 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 160 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,330 m² | 120 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 2.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of the Holy Cross, a listed building (Grade I), 310 m south-west. 50 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of the Holy Cross | Listed building, Grade I | 310 m south-west |
| Building crop mark, possibly 'Corbier Hall' | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Medieval moated site, Ripple Manor | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Mote Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Major's Wood | Wood | 480 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Lilk Hill | Hill | 550 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Hog Hill | Hill | 570 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Common Wood | Wood | 900 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Hog Trough Bottom | Valley | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 9 |
2 of the street's 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Maidstone: see them on the Maidstone page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurnham Church of England Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Roseacre Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Madginford Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Leigh Academy Bearsted | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Outstanding (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H&G Bearsted Chocolatier ME14 4EW | Other catering premises | 90 m | 5 Very good | 14 Sep 2026 |
| The Oak On The Green ME14 4EJ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 130 m | 4 Good | 28 Jul 2026 |
| Fish On The Green ME14 4EJ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 130 m | 5 Very good | 22 Oct 2025 |
| Fed On The Green ME14 4EA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 5 Very good | 24 Jun 2025 |
| Annabelle Jane Cake School ME14 4DT | Retailers - other | 190 m | 5 Very good | 18 Sep 2025 |
| WJ Crouch Butchers ME14 4DN | Retailers - other | 310 m | 4 Good | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Caretech Community Services Ltd ME14 4EF | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 320 m | 4 Good | 28 Jul 2026 |
| The White Horse ME14 4DL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 360 m | 4 Good | 15 Dec 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 16 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 14 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Forge Lane (13); On or near The Street (10); On or near Cross Keys (9); On or near Trapfield Lane (3); On or near Mallings Drive (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 23% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 8 to 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: SOUTH EAST WATER: Utility repair and maintenance works, 10 October 2026 to 14 October 2026 (no carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Trapfield Close · The Street · Cross Keys · Mallings Lane · Fremlins Road · Longley Court · Mallings Drive · Eylesden Court · Lilk Meadow Way · Colegate Drive · Red Oak Drive · Little Orchard
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.