Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Len Valley Walk is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8XQ). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Last sold in December 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £280,000 is 49.3% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£342/sq ft) was about 27.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 19 June 2034
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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3 Len Valley Walk has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£280,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 18 years.
£187,500
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 18 years.
15 December 2014Most recent
£187,500
+7.4%over 7 years18 April 2007
£174,550
+22.1%over 3 years19 March 2004
£142,995
+138.3%over 5 years26 February 1999
£60,000
+8.1%over 2 years14 January 1997
£55,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8XQ: £232,000 (2021–2009).
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
2 Len Valley Walk, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XQ
Sold Oct 2004
9 Len Valley Walk, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XQ
Sold Dec 2000
EPC Rating for 3 Len Valley Walk lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,676
Street avg £4,063
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 52 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 2.0 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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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
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