SUNFLOWER COTTAGE, MAIDSTONE ROAD, SUTTON VALENCE, MAIDSTONE, ME17 3LS - £370,000

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

SUNFLOWER COTTAGE is a small extended detached house of 130m², built sometime between 1950 and 1966, which could now be worth an estimated £610,292. It was last sold for £370,000 in August 2013, which was around 1% below the average August 2013 detached price in the Maidstone local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was April 2013, where the current energy rating was E, and the potential energy rating was C.

SUNFLOWER COTTAGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows four sales for SUNFLOWER COTTAGE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the four sales, along with the average detached price in the Maidstone local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the four SUNFLOWER COTTAGE 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
2013 15 AUG	£370,000	£375,448	1% below HPI
2004 6 AUG	£295,000	£324,703	9% below HPI
2001 23 APR	£199,000	£217,546	9% below HPI
1999 20 MAY	£155,768	£160,769	3% below HPI

SUNFLOWER 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 four SUNFLOWER COTTAGE sales between May 1999 and August 2013 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 2004 sale was for 9% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 9% below the HPI over time, until the August 2013 sale, where it rises to 1% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 1% below the HPI.

What might SUNFLOWER COTTAGE be worth now?

SUNFLOWER COTTAGE might now be worth an estimated £610,292.

This is based on house price inflation of 64.9%, between August 2013 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 64.9% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for SUNFLOWER COTTAGE of £370,000 on 15th August 2013. For the value to have increased from £370,000 to £610,292 over the ten years and eight months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of SUNFLOWER COTTAGE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Maidstone local authority area.
• The August 2013 sale price of £370,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of SUNFLOWER COTTAGE has not materially changed since August 2013.

How Large is SUNFLOWER COTTAGE?

SUNFLOWER COTTAGE is 130m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in April 2013. This puts it in the smallest 40% 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 SUNFLOWER COTTAGE lies on this distribution: 33% of detached houses houses are smaller than SUNFLOWER COTTAGE, and 65% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Warmlake.

SUNFLOWER COTTAGE: Plot and Title Map

SUNFLOWER COTTAGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.286 of an acre, or 1,156m². The below map shows the location of SUNFLOWER 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 SUNFLOWER 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 SUNFLOWER COTTAGE?

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