9, ORCHID CLOSE, MINSTER ON SEA, SHEERNESS, ME12 3HH - £273,000

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

9 ORCHID CLOSE is a very small detached house of 73m², built sometime between 1983 and 1990, which could now be worth an estimated £280,700. It was last sold for £273,000 in December 2023, which was around 41% below the average December 2023 detached price in the Swale local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was July 2023, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

9 ORCHID CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for 9 ORCHID CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the three sales, along with the average detached price in the Swale local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the three 9 ORCHID 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
2023 1 DEC	£273,000	£465,716	41% below HPI
2004 27 JUL	£153,000	£234,622	35% below HPI
2000 21 JUN	£90,500	£126,316	28% below HPI

9 ORCHID CLOSE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Swale local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The three 9 ORCHID CLOSE sales between June 2000 and December 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 July 2004 sale was for 35% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 35% below the HPI over time, until the December 2023 sale, where it falls to 41% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 41% below the HPI.

What might 9 ORCHID CLOSE be worth now?

9 ORCHID CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £280,700.

This is based on house price inflation of 2.8%, between December 2023 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the Swale local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 2.8% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 9 ORCHID CLOSE of £273,000 on 1st December 2023. For the value to have increased from £273,000 to £280,700 over the one year to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 9 ORCHID CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Swale local authority area.
• The December 2023 sale price of £273,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 9 ORCHID CLOSE has not materially changed since December 2023.

How Large is 9 ORCHID CLOSE?

9 ORCHID CLOSE is 73m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in July 2023. This puts it in the smallest 20% of detached houses houses in Minster, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Minster, and where 9 ORCHID CLOSE lies on this distribution: 11% of detached houses houses are smaller than 9 ORCHID CLOSE, and 88% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Minster.

9 ORCHID CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

9 ORCHID CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.044 of an acre, or 180m². The below map shows the location of 9 ORCHID 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 9 ORCHID 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 9 ORCHID CLOSE?

9 ORCHID CLOSE is located in MINSTER ON SEA, in the ME12 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 9 on ORCHID CLOSE.