SOUTHWOOD, MAIDSTONE ROAD, SUTTON VALENCE, MAIDSTONE, ME17 3LS - £485,000

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

SOUTHWOOD is a small extended detached house of 116m², built sometime between 1900 and 1929, which could now be worth an estimated £594,848. It was last sold for £485,000 in October 2016, which was around 4% below the average October 2016 detached price in the Maidstone local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was July 2009, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was C.

SOUTHWOOD Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for SOUTHWOOD since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the three sales, along with the average detached price in the Maidstone local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the three SOUTHWOOD 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 13 OCT	£485,000	£504,919	4% below HPI
2001 25 MAY	£160,000	£217,325	26% below HPI
1995 7 JUL	£85,000	£116,047	27% below HPI

SOUTHWOOD 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 three SOUTHWOOD sales between July 1995 and October 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 May 2001 sale was for 26% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 26% below the HPI over time, until the October 2016 sale, where it rises to 4% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 4% below the HPI.

What might SOUTHWOOD be worth now?

SOUTHWOOD might now be worth an estimated £594,848.

This is based on house price inflation of 22.6%, between October 2016 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 22.6% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for SOUTHWOOD of £485,000 on 13th October 2016. For the value to have increased from £485,000 to £594,848 over the seven years and ten months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of SOUTHWOOD has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Maidstone local authority area.
• The October 2016 sale price of £485,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of SOUTHWOOD has not materially changed since October 2016.

How Large is SOUTHWOOD?

SOUTHWOOD is 116m², which includes two extensions, according to the EPC inspection conducted in July 2009. This puts it in the smallest 30% of detached houses houses in Warmlake, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Warmlake, and where SOUTHWOOD lies on this distribution: 27% of detached houses houses are smaller than SOUTHWOOD, and 73% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Warmlake.

SOUTHWOOD: Plot and Title Map

SOUTHWOOD sits on a plot of roughly 0.190 of an acre, or 770m². The below map shows the location of SOUTHWOOD, 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 SOUTHWOOD). 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 SOUTHWOOD?

SOUTHWOOD is located on MAIDSTONE ROAD in SUTTON VALENCE, in the ME17 postcode district. The below map shows the position of SOUTHWOOD on MAIDSTONE ROAD.