8, THE ORCHARD, BEARSTED, MAIDSTONE, ME14 4QL - £816,500

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

8 THE ORCHARD is a very large detached house of 224m², built sometime from 2007 onwards, which could now be worth an estimated £988,525. It was last sold for £816,500 in January 2017, which was around 60% above the average January 2017 detached price in the Maidstone local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was March 2009, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was C.

8 THE ORCHARD Sold Prices

Land registry data shows five sales for 8 THE ORCHARD since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the five sales, along with the average detached price in the Maidstone local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the five 8 THE ORCHARD sales were for above 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
2017 27 JAN	£816,500	£511,510	60% above HPI
2010 4 MAR	£675,000	£361,475	87% above HPI
2003 28 NOV	£499,000	£303,607	64% above HPI
2002 29 AUG	£465,000	£264,746	76% above HPI
1997 18 DEC	£285,000	£142,608	100% above HPI

8 THE ORCHARD 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 five 8 THE ORCHARD sales between December 1997 and January 2017 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 March 2010 sale was for 87% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 87% above the HPI over time, until the January 2017 sale, where it falls to 60% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 60% above the HPI.

What might 8 THE ORCHARD be worth now?

8 THE ORCHARD might now be worth an estimated £988,525.

This is based on house price inflation of 21.1%, between January 2017 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 21.1% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 8 THE ORCHARD of £816,500 on 27th January 2017. For the value to have increased from £816,500 to £988,525 over the six years and one month to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 8 THE ORCHARD has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Maidstone local authority area.
• The January 2017 sale price of £816,500 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 8 THE ORCHARD has not materially changed since January 2017.

How Large is 8 THE ORCHARD?

8 THE ORCHARD is 224m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in March 2009. This puts it in the largest 10% of detached houses houses in Bearsted, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Bearsted, and where 8 THE ORCHARD lies on this distribution: 92% of detached houses houses are smaller than 8 THE ORCHARD, and 8% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Bearsted.

8 THE ORCHARD: Plot and Title Map

8 THE ORCHARD sits on a plot of roughly 0.155 of an acre, or 628m². The below map shows the location of 8 THE ORCHARD, 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 THE ORCHARD). 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 THE ORCHARD?

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