Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
7 Len Valley Walk is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8XQ). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Sold November 2021 for £256,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£432/sq ft) was about 63.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Jun 2024
Certificate validity
Expired on 1 June 2024
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7 Len Valley Walk has no planning applications on record.
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Latest sale on 7 Len Valley Walk was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£281,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 24 years.
£256,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 24 years.
26 November 2021Most recent
£256,000
+55.2%over 15 years16 August 2006
£165,000
+117.1%over 6 years17 December 1999
£76,000
+15.2%over 1 year27 February 1998
£66,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8XQ: £187,500 (2021–2009).
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
2 Len Valley Walk, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XQ
Sold Oct 2004
9 Len Valley Walk, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XQ
Sold Dec 2000
On price per m², 7 Len Valley Walk stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,655
Street avg £3,818
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 51 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 2.1 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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