Valley View, Pilgrims Way, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1RB

Valley View is a detached house in Hollingbourne, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1RB). It has a recorded floor area of 223 m² (around 2400 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 4 certificates since July 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since February 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 223 m² the property is well over the postcode median (171 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,097,000 sits 271.9% above the 1997 sale of £295,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£123/sq ft) was about 41.8% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused.