SHEPHERDS COTTAGE, HEATHFIELD ROAD, PENENDEN HEATH, MAIDSTONE, ME14 2AD - £900,000

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

SHEPHERDS COTTAGE is a very large extended detached house of 197m², built sometime between 1900 and 1929, which could now be worth an estimated £886,497. It was last sold for £900,000 in November 2022, which was around 43% above the average November 2022 detached price in the Maidstone local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was February 2022, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was C.

SHEPHERDS COTTAGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for SHEPHERDS 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 SHEPHERDS 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
2022 4 NOV	£900,000	£628,711	43% above HPI
2007 8 FEB	£527,500	£359,643	47% above HPI

SHEPHERDS 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 SHEPHERDS COTTAGE sales from February 2007 and November 2022 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 February 2007 sale was for 47% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 47% above the HPI over time, until the November 2022 sale, where it falls to 43% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 43% above the HPI.

What might SHEPHERDS COTTAGE be worth now?

SHEPHERDS COTTAGE might now be worth an estimated £886,497.

This is based on house price deflation of 1.5%, between November 2022 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 1.5% deflationary decrease is applied to the most recent sale price for SHEPHERDS COTTAGE of £900,000 on 4th November 2022. For the value to have decreased from £900,000 to £886,497 over the one year and eleven months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of SHEPHERDS COTTAGE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Maidstone local authority area.
• The November 2022 sale price of £900,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of SHEPHERDS COTTAGE has not materially changed since November 2022.

How Large is SHEPHERDS COTTAGE?

SHEPHERDS COTTAGE is 197m², which includes two extensions, according to the EPC inspection conducted in February 2022. This puts it in the largest 10% of detached houses houses in Maidstone, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Maidstone, and where SHEPHERDS COTTAGE lies on this distribution: 94% of detached houses houses are smaller than SHEPHERDS COTTAGE, and 6% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Maidstone.

SHEPHERDS COTTAGE: Plot and Title Map

SHEPHERDS COTTAGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.481 of an acre, or 1,946m². The below map shows the location of SHEPHERDS 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 SHEPHERDS 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 SHEPHERDS COTTAGE?

SHEPHERDS COTTAGE is located on HEATHFIELD ROAD in PENENDEN HEATH, in the ME14 postcode district. The below map shows the position of SHEPHERDS COTTAGE on HEATHFIELD ROAD.