QUEENS COTTAGE, SCHOOL LANE, SUTTON VALENCE, MAIDSTONE, ME17 3HH - £365,000

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QUEENS COTTAGE is a large extended detached house of 179m², built sometime before 1900, which could now be worth an estimated £691,131. It was last sold for £365,000 in August 2005, which was around 9% above the average August 2005 detached price in the Maidstone local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was October 2014, where the current energy rating was E, and the potential energy rating was C.

QUEENS COTTAGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for QUEENS COTTAGE 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 QUEENS COTTAGE 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
2005 25 AUG	£365,000	£335,313	9% above HPI
1999 24 NOV	£222,500	£175,384	27% above HPI

QUEENS COTTAGE 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 QUEENS COTTAGE sales from November 1999 and August 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 27% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 27% above the HPI over time, until the August 2005 sale, where it falls to 9% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 9% above the HPI.

What might QUEENS COTTAGE be worth now?

QUEENS COTTAGE might now be worth an estimated £691,131.

This is based on house price inflation of 89.4%, between August 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 89.4% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for QUEENS COTTAGE of £365,000 on 25th August 2005. For the value to have increased from £365,000 to £691,131 over the twenty years and six months to February 2025, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of QUEENS COTTAGE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Maidstone local authority area.
• The August 2005 sale price of £365,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of QUEENS COTTAGE has not materially changed since August 2005.

How Large is QUEENS COTTAGE?

QUEENS COTTAGE is 179m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in October 2014. This puts it in the largest 40% 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 QUEENS COTTAGE lies on this distribution: 63% of detached houses houses are smaller than QUEENS COTTAGE, and 37% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Sutton Valence.

QUEENS COTTAGE: Plot and Title Map

QUEENS COTTAGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.044 of an acre, or 178m². The below map shows the location of QUEENS COTTAGE, 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 QUEENS COTTAGE). 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 QUEENS COTTAGE?

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