20, BOURNEWOOD CLOSE, DOWNSWOOD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 8TJ - £388,000

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

20 BOURNEWOOD CLOSE is a small semi-detached house of 93m², built sometime between 1967 and 1975, which could now be worth an estimated £394,970. It was last sold for £388,000 in September 2024, which was around 4% above the average September 2024 semi-detached price in the Maidstone local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was August 2016, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

20 BOURNEWOOD CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows four sales for 20 BOURNEWOOD CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the four sales, along with the average semi-detached price in the Maidstone local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Most of the four 20 BOURNEWOOD 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
2024 13 SEP	£388,000	£372,753	4% above HPI
2018 13 APR	£325,000	£327,847	1% below HPI
2012 13 NOV	£215,000	£217,682	1% below HPI
2007 30 NOV	£222,000	£236,446	6% below HPI

20 BOURNEWOOD 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 four 20 BOURNEWOOD CLOSE sales between November 2007 and September 2024 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 2018 sale was for 1% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 1% below the HPI over time, until the September 2024 sale, where it rises to 4% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 4% above the HPI.

What might 20 BOURNEWOOD CLOSE be worth now?

20 BOURNEWOOD CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £394,970.

This is based on house price inflation of 1.8%, between September 2024 and December 2024, 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 1.8% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 20 BOURNEWOOD CLOSE of £388,000 on 13th September 2024. For the value to have increased from £388,000 to £394,970 over the nine months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 20 BOURNEWOOD CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the Maidstone local authority area.
• The September 2024 sale price of £388,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 20 BOURNEWOOD CLOSE has not materially changed since September 2024.

How Large is 20 BOURNEWOOD CLOSE?

20 BOURNEWOOD CLOSE is 93m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in August 2016. This puts it in the smallest 30% of semi-detached houses houses in Maidstone, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of semi-detached houses houses by size in Maidstone, and where 20 BOURNEWOOD CLOSE lies on this distribution: 21% of semi-detached houses houses are smaller than 20 BOURNEWOOD CLOSE, and 78% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Maidstone.

20 BOURNEWOOD CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

20 BOURNEWOOD CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.063 of an acre, or 256m². The below map shows the location of 20 BOURNEWOOD 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 20 BOURNEWOOD 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 20 BOURNEWOOD CLOSE?

20 BOURNEWOOD CLOSE is located in DOWNSWOOD, in the ME15 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 20 on BOURNEWOOD CLOSE.