1, DOWNS CLOSE, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 1SP - £197,500

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

1 DOWNS CLOSE is a very small semi-detached house of 64m², built sometime between 1950 and 1966, which could now be worth an estimated £352,274. It was last sold for £197,500 in December 2013, which was around 10% above the average December 2013 semi-detached price in the Swale local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was September 2011, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was D.

1 DOWNS CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for 1 DOWNS CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the three sales, along with the average semi-detached price in the Swale local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Two of the three 1 DOWNS CLOSE sales were for above the average price, whilst one was for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2013 5 DEC	£197,500	£179,929	10% above HPI
2011 13 DEC	£160,000	£170,636	6% below HPI
1996 26 JUL	£66,000	£54,458	21% above HPI

1 DOWNS CLOSE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average semi-detached house price in the Swale local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The three 1 DOWNS CLOSE sales between July 1996 and December 2013 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the December 2011 sale was for 6% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 6% below the HPI over time, until the December 2013 sale, where it rises to 10% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 10% above the HPI.

What might 1 DOWNS CLOSE be worth now?

1 DOWNS CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £352,274.

This is based on house price inflation of 78.4%, between December 2013 and December 2024, for semi-detached houses, in the Swale local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 78.4% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 1 DOWNS CLOSE of £197,500 on 5th December 2013. For the value to have increased from £197,500 to £352,274 over the eleven years to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 1 DOWNS CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the Swale local authority area.
• The December 2013 sale price of £197,500 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 1 DOWNS CLOSE has not materially changed since December 2013.

How Large is 1 DOWNS CLOSE?

1 DOWNS CLOSE is 64m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in September 2011. This puts it in the smallest 10% of semi-detached houses houses in Sittingbourne, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of semi-detached houses houses by size in Sittingbourne, and where 1 DOWNS CLOSE lies on this distribution: 3% of semi-detached houses houses are smaller than 1 DOWNS CLOSE, and 97% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Sittingbourne.

1 DOWNS CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

1 DOWNS CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.089 of an acre, or 360m². The below map shows the location of 1 DOWNS CLOSE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 1 DOWNS CLOSE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 1 DOWNS CLOSE?

1 DOWNS CLOSE is located in SITTINGBOURNE, in the ME10 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 1 on DOWNS CLOSE.