Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Len Valley Walk is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8XQ). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 91).
Held since October 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £202,000 sits 60.3% above the 2004 sale of £126,000. At 40 m² it's 27.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (55 m² median across 5 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 February 2030
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
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2 Len Valley Walk has no planning applications on record.
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Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
£202,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.4% per year over 6 years.
£126,000
Growth on file: 17.4% per year over 6 years.
27 October 2004Most recent
£126,000
+40.0%over 2 years10 October 2002
£90,000
+56.5%over 3 years12 August 1999
£57,500
+27.1%over 1 year11 June 1998
£45,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8XQ: £232,000 (2021–2014).
7 Len Valley Walk, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XQ
Sold Nov 2021
1 Len Valley Walk, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XQ
Sold Aug 2021
11 Len Valley Walk, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XQ
Sold Sept 2018
3 Len Valley Walk, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XQ
Sold Dec 2014
9 Len Valley Walk, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XQ
Sold Dec 2000
Price per m² for 2 Len Valley Walk lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,150
Street avg £4,194
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 54 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
414/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Horton Downs — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Madginford Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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