GREAT BOWER, SCHOOL LANE, SUTTON VALENCE, MAIDSTONE, ME17 3HH - £250,000

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GREAT BOWER is a very small extended detached house of 70m², built sometime before 1900, which could now be worth an estimated £489,229. It was last sold for £250,000 in March 2005, which was around 23% below the average March 2005 detached price in the Maidstone local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was February 2016, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

GREAT BOWER Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for GREAT BOWER 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 GREAT BOWER 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
2005 4 MAR	£250,000	£324,448	23% below HPI
1999 15 NOV	£58,000	£175,384	67% below HPI

GREAT BOWER 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 GREAT BOWER sales from November 1999 and March 2005 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 1999 sale was for 67% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 67% below the HPI over time, until the March 2005 sale, where it rises to 23% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 23% below the HPI.

What might GREAT BOWER be worth now?

GREAT BOWER might now be worth an estimated £489,229.

This is based on house price inflation of 95.7%, between March 2005 and February 2025, 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 95.7% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for GREAT BOWER of £250,000 on 4th March 2005. For the value to have increased from £250,000 to £489,229 over the twenty years and one month to February 2025, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of GREAT BOWER has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Maidstone local authority area.
• The March 2005 sale price of £250,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of GREAT BOWER has not materially changed since March 2005.

How Large is GREAT BOWER?

GREAT BOWER is 70m², which includes two extensions, according to the EPC inspection conducted in February 2016. This puts it in the smallest 10% of detached houses houses in Sutton Valence, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Sutton Valence, and where GREAT BOWER lies on this distribution: 1% of detached houses houses are smaller than GREAT BOWER, and 99% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Sutton Valence.

GREAT BOWER: Plot and Title Map

GREAT BOWER sits on a plot of roughly 0.114 of an acre, or 462m². The below map shows the location of GREAT BOWER, 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 GREAT BOWER). 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 GREAT BOWER?

GREAT BOWER is located on SCHOOL LANE in SUTTON VALENCE, in the ME17 postcode district. The below map shows the position of GREAT BOWER on SCHOOL LANE.