Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 Mercer Drive, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1AY
5 sales on record1 planning record
Estimated value
£656,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£532,500)+23%
- Against ME17 1AY's recent median (£460,000)+43%
Newest record on this page: July 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
124 m²
1335 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£656,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£532,500)+23%
- Against ME17 1AY's recent median (£460,000)+43%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 8 Mercer Drive is modelled from its 124 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME17 1AY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
124 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2011
Sales of this home
5 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in ME17 1AY
5 sales, median £460,000 (2025–2020)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: July 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
Sales timeline
9 February 2021Most recent
£532,500
+8.7%over 3 years1 June 2017
£490,000
+32.4%over 6 years5 April 2011
£370,000
+2.8%over 1 year16 August 2009
£360,000
+125.7%over 10 years22 January 1999
£159,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 1AY: £460,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in ME17 1AY
19 Mercer Drive, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1AY
Sold Jul 2025
£675,00013 Mercer Drive, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1AY
Sold Nov 2022
£525,00012 Mercer Drive, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1AY
Sold Mar 2021
£390,0002 Mercer Drive, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1AY
Sold Jul 2020
£431,5001 Mercer Drive, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1AY
Sold Sept 2018
£450,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 8 Mercer Drive, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1AY. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 8 Mercer Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Mercer Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Harrietsham, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1AY). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £532,500. Across the public record there are 5 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. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £656,000 is 23.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£399/sq ft) was about 32.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Mercer Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Jan 2021
Current Certificate
Jan 2011EPC Rating
A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 24 January 2021
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Mercer Drive, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 Mercer Drive has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 8 Mercer Drive, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1AY
1decisions1extensions5documents15nearby
- Jan 2007ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of a single storey extension as shown on the site location plan and drawing number DS/1138/1 received on 06/12/06.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/2212
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Versus other Mercer Drive homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8 Mercer Drive outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,293
Street avg £4,060
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Maidstone district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
144/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Church Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Harrietsham Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Harrietsham Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.6km
- The Lenham SchoolSecondary1.7km
- Lenham Primary SchoolPrimary1.9km
- Platts Heath Primary SchoolPrimary2.3km
Nearest stops
- Church LaneBus stop366m
- Chippendayle DriveBus stop651m
- Dickley WoodBus stop938m
- West StreetBus stop960m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences676 reports34%
- Anti-social Behaviour391 reports19%
- Criminal Damage & Arson196 reports10%
- Other Theft178 reports9%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME17 1AY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 8 Mercer Drive is modelled from its 124 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME17 1AY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 5 sales are recorded for 8 Mercer Drive. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 8 Mercer Drive was lodged in January 2011 at band C and expired in January 2021, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 8 Mercer Drive. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 4 schools and 23 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME17 1AY, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 8 Mercer Drive is in council tax band F. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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