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4 sales on record
About 153 Discovery Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
153 Discovery Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Kings Hill, West Malling, West Malling (ME19 4DS). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£493/sq ft) was about 95.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 98 m² it sits well below the postcode median (172 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £520,000 in November 2021. 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.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Garage
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
153 Discovery 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Jan 2023
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£528,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 15 years.
Last sold (2021)
£520,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Discovery Drive homes
Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
153 Discovery Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,306
Street avg £3,348
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 167 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB
Everything within walking distance
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