8, LONGFIELDS DRIVE, BEARSTED, MAIDSTONE, ME14 4PD - £360,000

Based on the December 2024 Price Paid Data (released on 29th January 2025), the November 2024 House Price Index (released on 15th January 2025), and the December 2024 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 31st January 2025). Sources

8 LONGFIELDS DRIVE is a very small semi-detached house of 69m², built sometime between 1983 and 1990. It was last sold for £360,000 in January 2023, which was around 36% below the average January 2023 detached price in the Maidstone local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was July 2022, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

8 LONGFIELDS DRIVE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 8 LONGFIELDS DRIVE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average detached price in the Maidstone local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two 8 LONGFIELDS 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
2023 3 JAN	£360,000	£558,484	36% below HPI
2001 21 NOV	£129,750	£205,612	37% below HPI

8 LONGFIELDS 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 two 8 LONGFIELDS DRIVE sales from November 2001 and January 2023 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 November 2001 sale was for 37% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 37% below the HPI over time, until the January 2023 sale, where it rises to 36% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 36% below the HPI.

How Large is 8 LONGFIELDS DRIVE?

8 LONGFIELDS DRIVE is 69m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in July 2022. This puts it in the smallest 10% of detached houses in Maidstone, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses by size in Maidstone, and where 8 LONGFIELDS DRIVE lies on this distribution: 4% of detached houses are smaller than 8 LONGFIELDS DRIVE, and 96% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Maidstone.

8 LONGFIELDS DRIVE: Plot and Title Map

8 LONGFIELDS DRIVE sits on a plot of roughly 0.040 of an acre, or 161m². The below map shows the location of 8 LONGFIELDS 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 8 LONGFIELDS 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 8 LONGFIELDS DRIVE?

8 LONGFIELDS DRIVE is located in BEARSTED, in the ME14 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 8 on LONGFIELDS DRIVE.