17, DOWNS CLOSE, HEADCORN, ASHFORD, TN27 9UG - £199,500

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

17 DOWNS CLOSE is a very small extended semi-detached house of 55m², built sometime between 1991 and 1995, which could now be worth an estimated £355,560. It was last sold for £199,500 in November 2012, which was around 8% below the average November 2012 semi-detached price in the Maidstone local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was September 2012, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

17 DOWNS CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 17 DOWNS CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average semi-detached price in the Maidstone local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two 17 DOWNS CLOSE sales were 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
2012 23 NOV	£199,500	£217,682	8% below HPI
1996 3 APR	£63,950	£67,981	6% below HPI

17 DOWNS CLOSE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average semi-detached house price in the Maidstone local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two 17 DOWNS CLOSE sales from April 1996 and November 2012 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 April 1996 sale was for 6% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 6% below the HPI over time, until the November 2012 sale, where it falls to 8% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 8% below the HPI.

What might 17 DOWNS CLOSE be worth now?

17 DOWNS CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £355,560.

This is based on house price inflation of 78.2%, between November 2012 and February 2025, for semi-detached houses, in the Maidstone local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 78.2% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 17 DOWNS CLOSE of £199,500 on 23rd November 2012. For the value to have increased from £199,500 to £355,560 over the thirteen years and nine months to February 2025, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 17 DOWNS CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the Maidstone local authority area.
• The November 2012 sale price of £199,500 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 17 DOWNS CLOSE has not materially changed since November 2012.

How Large is 17 DOWNS CLOSE?

17 DOWNS CLOSE is 55m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in September 2012. This puts it in the smallest 10% of semi-detached houses houses in Headcorn, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of semi-detached houses houses by size in Headcorn, and where 17 DOWNS CLOSE lies on this distribution: Less than 1% of semi-detached houses houses are smaller than 17 DOWNS CLOSE, and more than 99% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Headcorn.

17 DOWNS CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

17 DOWNS CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.047 of an acre, or 189m². The below map shows the location of 17 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 17 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 17 DOWNS CLOSE?

17 DOWNS CLOSE is located in HEADCORN, in the TN27 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 17 on DOWNS CLOSE.