# 63 BOWER MOUNT ROAD, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8AS

## Property details

- Slug: `08e5830` (address key hash: `08e5830b87bc842a7e2ea7ebba764878699a4cf9`)
- Postcode: ME16 8AS
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 158 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1900-1929
- Last sold: £480,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £3,038/m²
- Local average: £411,529 (53 sales)
- Street crime: 548 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £480,000
- Date: 2026-03-20
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 04/07/2033
- **Current heating cost:** £2,239/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £20,600

### Recommendations
- A3 (£1,500 - £2,700)
- Q (£4,000 - £14,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0350-2435-7230-2307-2881)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-20 | £480,000 | Semi-detached | — | £480,000 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-4b8d-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 63 BOWER MOUNT ROAD, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8AS | £480,000 | 20/03/2026 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [169001432](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/68fe697)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £480,000 |
| listed | 2025-11-05 | £500,000 |
| sold | 2001-01-01 | £268,250 |
| sold | 1995-01-01 | £114,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 129 TONBRIDGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8JS | £712,500 | 12/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 89 TONBRIDGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8JN | £280,000 | 15/09/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 43 BOWER MOUNT ROAD, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8AX | £640,000 | 22/08/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 44 BOWER MOUNT ROAD, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8AU | £560,000 | 31/03/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 85 TONBRIDGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8JN | £325,000 | 31/01/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 61 BOWER MOUNT ROAD, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8AS | £610,000 | 31/03/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 2 BROADMERE TERRACE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8JW | £255,000 | 09/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 16 ASHDOWN CLOSE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8AD | £475,000 | 04/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 3 BOWER STREET, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8SB | £456,000 | 01/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 12 ASTOR PARK, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8FP | £525,000 | 07/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 14 BOWER CLOSE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8BD | £372,000 | 12/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 30 BOWER MOUNT ROAD, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8AU | £690,000 | 04/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 11 ASHDOWN CLOSE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8AD | £767,250 | 14/01/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £512,904 (13 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 22.9%
- **10y growth:** 36.2%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Maidstone; Semi-detached series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 4%
- **5y growth (index):** 21.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 32.4%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Maidstone). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,157/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,286/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,415/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Maidstone (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| Studio Flat, Douglas Road, ME16 | £748/mo | 1 | 0.32 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Queens Road, ME16 | £1,400/mo | 2 | 0.4 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Clifford Way, ME16 | £1,100/mo | 1 | 0.43 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Kent, ME16 | £1,350/mo | 2 | 0.5 miles | OpenRent |
| Bedsit, Tonbridge Road, ME16 | £750/mo | 1 | 0.58 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Bank St, ME14 | £1,100/mo | 1 | 0.67 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Flat, Pudding Lane Maidstone, ME14 | £1,500/mo | 3 | 0.68 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,135/mo (7 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.23% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £137,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £110,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,100/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 2.8%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 36.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-925/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -8%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 165 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 138 |
| Shoplifting | 63 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 47 |
| Other theft | 30 |
| Public order | 30 |
| Drugs | 26 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Other crime | 9 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Bicycle theft | 6 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Possession of weapons | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
| **Total incidents** | **548** |

*Within 1 mile during Apr 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision | Other | 0.2 miles | Good — 8 Dec 2019 |
| St Augustine Academy | Secondary | 0.3 miles | Requires improvement — 25 Sep 2023 |
| Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 2 May 2018 |
| St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone | Primary | 0.3 miles | Outstanding — 25 Feb 2014 |
| Oakwood Park Grammar School | Secondary | 0.3 miles | Good — 10 Mar 2019 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #3794674
- **Address:** 63 Bower Mount Road, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8AS
- **Certificate Issued:** 03/07/2006
- **Work Completed:** 25/05/2006
- **Items:** 2 window(s)