SOPWITH, AERODROME ROAD, BEKESBOURNE, CANTERBURY, CT4 5EX - £295,000

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

SOPWITH is a midsized detached house of 116m², built sometime between 1996 and 2002, which could now be worth an estimated £402,455. It was last sold for £295,000 in January 2016, which was around 27% below the average January 2016 detached price in the Canterbury local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was August 2014, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

SOPWITH Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for SOPWITH since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average detached price in the Canterbury local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two SOPWITH 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
2016 6 JAN	£295,000	£404,801	27% below HPI
2002 8 AUG	£170,000	£199,751	15% below HPI

SOPWITH Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Canterbury local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two SOPWITH sales from August 2002 and January 2016 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 August 2002 sale was for 15% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 15% below the HPI over time, until the January 2016 sale, where it falls to 27% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 27% below the HPI.

What might SOPWITH be worth now?

SOPWITH might now be worth an estimated £402,455.

This is based on house price inflation of 36.4%, between January 2016 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the Canterbury local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 36.4% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for SOPWITH of £295,000 on 6th January 2016. For the value to have increased from £295,000 to £402,455 over the seven years and one month to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of SOPWITH has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Canterbury local authority area.
• The January 2016 sale price of £295,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of SOPWITH has not materially changed since January 2016.

How Large is SOPWITH?

SOPWITH is 116m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in August 2014. This puts it in the smallest 50% of detached houses houses in Bekesbourne, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Bekesbourne, and where SOPWITH lies on this distribution: 44% of detached houses houses are smaller than SOPWITH, and 56% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Bekesbourne.

SOPWITH: Plot and Title Map

SOPWITH sits on a plot of roughly 0.086 of an acre, or 347m². The below map shows the location of SOPWITH, 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 SOPWITH). 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 SOPWITH?

SOPWITH is located on AERODROME ROAD in BEKESBOURNE, in the CT4 postcode district. The below map shows the position of SOPWITH on AERODROME ROAD.