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Get started8 Fortune Way is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Kings Hill, West Malling, West Malling (ME19 4ET). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
It hasn't traded since October 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £437,000 sits 56.1% above the 2009 sale of £280,000. At 97 m² it's 15.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 10 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.
8 Fortune Way's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jan 2025
A recent planning application at 8 Fortune Way was refused — worth checking the council file.
Proposed dropped kerb and driveway
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£437,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 8 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 8 years.
Price per m² for 8 Fortune Way lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,887
Street avg £4,227
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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9 October 2009Most recent
£280,000
+36.6%over 8 years17 August 2001
£205,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME19 4ET: £420,000 (2024–2021).
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
ME19 4QW
Melrose Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery. 8 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB
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