32, BIRCH DRIVE, CHATHAM, ME5 8YU - £250,000

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

32 BIRCH DRIVE is a very small detached house of 71m², built sometime between 1976 and 1982. It was last sold for £250,000 in March 2007, which was around 30% below the average March 2007 detached price in the Maidstone local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was March 2015, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was B.

32 BIRCH DRIVE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for 32 BIRCH DRIVE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the three sales, along with the average detached price in the Maidstone local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the three 32 BIRCH DRIVE 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
2007 9 MAR	£250,000	£359,669	30% below HPI
2005 25 FEB	£218,000	£329,388	34% below HPI
2004 3 DEC	£220,000	£330,155	33% below HPI

32 BIRCH DRIVE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Maidstone local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The three 32 BIRCH DRIVE sales between December 2004 and March 2007 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 February 2005 sale was for 34% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 34% below the HPI over time, until the March 2007 sale, where it rises to 30% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 30% below the HPI.

What might 32 BIRCH DRIVE be worth now?

32 BIRCH DRIVE might now be worth an estimated £430,450.

This is based on house price inflation of 72.2%, between March 2007 and December 2024, for 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 72.2% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 32 BIRCH DRIVE of £250,000 on 9th March 2007. For the value to have increased from £250,000 to £430,450 over the sixteen years and three months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 32 BIRCH DRIVE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Maidstone local authority area.
• The March 2007 sale price of £250,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 32 BIRCH DRIVE has not materially changed since March 2007.

How Large is 32 BIRCH DRIVE?

32 BIRCH DRIVE is 71m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in March 2015. This puts it in the smallest 10% of detached houses houses in Chatham, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Chatham, and where 32 BIRCH DRIVE lies on this distribution: 8% of detached houses houses are smaller than 32 BIRCH DRIVE, and 92% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Chatham.

32 BIRCH DRIVE: Plot and Title Map

32 BIRCH DRIVE sits on a plot of roughly 0.105 of an acre, or 425m². The below map shows the location of 32 BIRCH DRIVE, 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 32 BIRCH DRIVE). 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 32 BIRCH DRIVE?

32 BIRCH DRIVE is located in CHATHAM, in the ME5 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 32 on BIRCH DRIVE.