# 55 SEYMOUR DRIVE, MARDEN, TONBRIDGE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, TN12 9GS

## Property details

- Slug: `7106e5d` (address key hash: `7106e5d5d7e215e8fbb8dce37ed9b1e9b0d6d8e3`)
- Postcode: TN12 9GS
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 147 m²
- EPC rating: B
- Last sold: £665,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £4,524/m²
- Local average: £781,897 (47 sales)
- Street crime: 14 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £665,000
- Date: 2026-03-13
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** B
- **Potential rating:** A
- **Expiry date:** 01/07/2032
- **Current heating cost:** £289/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,500

### Recommendations
- 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/0427-3017-3303-8452-9200)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-13 | £665,000 | Detached | +6.4% | £655,094 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-c433-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2022-07-29 | £625,000 | Detached | — | £633,299 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/0b853950-8158-69a5-e063-4704a8c07dac) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 55 SEYMOUR DRIVE, MARDEN, TONBRIDGE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, TN12 9GS | £665,000 | 13/03/2026 | Detached |
| 55 SEYMOUR DRIVE, MARDEN, TONBRIDGE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, TN12 9GS | £625,000 | 29/07/2022 | Detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [160173599](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/53dea8d)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £665,000 |
| listed | 2025-04-02 | £675,000 |
| sold | 2022-01-01 | £625,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 34 SEYMOUR DRIVE, MARDEN, TONBRIDGE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, TN12 9GT | £765,000 | 23/01/2026 | Detached |
| 33 SEYMOUR DRIVE, MARDEN, TONBRIDGE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, TN12 9GS | £640,000 | 01/12/2025 | Detached |
| WILLOWS HOWLAND ROAD, MARDEN, TONBRIDGE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, TN12 9EP | £585,000 | 20/10/2025 | Detached |
| CLAREMONT HOWLAND ROAD, MARDEN, TONBRIDGE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, TN12 9ET | £475,000 | 28/10/2022 | Detached |
| 1 WADES CLOSE, MARDEN, TONBRIDGE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, TN12 9AW | £956,500 | 20/10/2022 | Detached |
| 5 ROBERTS CLOSE, MARDEN, TONBRIDGE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, TN12 9GJ | £532,000 | 09/09/2022 | Detached |
| MALINDI STANLEY ROAD, MARDEN, TONBRIDGE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, TN12 9EL | £517,500 | 09/09/2022 | Detached |
| 57 SEYMOUR DRIVE, MARDEN, TONBRIDGE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, TN12 9GS | £695,000 | 29/07/2022 | Detached |
| 49 SEYMOUR DRIVE, MARDEN, TONBRIDGE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, TN12 9GS | £485,000 | 22/06/2022 | Detached |
| 45 SEYMOUR DRIVE, MARDEN, TONBRIDGE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, TN12 9GS | £497,500 | 31/05/2022 | Detached |
| 59 SEYMOUR DRIVE, MARDEN, TONBRIDGE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, TN12 9GS | £695,000 | 31/05/2022 | Detached |
| 61 SEYMOUR DRIVE, MARDEN, TONBRIDGE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, TN12 9GS | £500,000 | 31/05/2022 | Detached |
| TUTSHAM HOUSE HOWLAND ROAD, MARDEN, TONBRIDGE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, TN12 9ET | £670,000 | 17/05/2022 | Detached |
| 6 SEYMOUR DRIVE, MARDEN, TONBRIDGE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, TN12 9GT | £525,000 | 29/04/2022 | Detached |
| 4 SEYMOUR DRIVE, MARDEN, TONBRIDGE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, TN12 9GT | £700,000 | 27/04/2022 | Detached |
| 10 RAMSDEN WAY, MARDEN, TONBRIDGE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, TN12 9GL | £550,000 | 14/04/2022 | Detached |
| CHERRY BANK PLAIN ROAD, MARDEN, TONBRIDGE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, TN12 9EH | £500,000 | 11/04/2022 | Detached |
| 2 SEYMOUR DRIVE, MARDEN, TONBRIDGE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, TN12 9GT | £850,000 | 28/02/2022 | Detached |
| 68 SEYMOUR DRIVE, MARDEN, TONBRIDGE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, TN12 9GT | £700,000 | 16/12/2021 | Detached |
| 66 SEYMOUR DRIVE, MARDEN, TONBRIDGE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, TN12 9GT | £675,000 | 02/12/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £625,675 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 29.5%
- **10y growth:** 45.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Maidstone; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 0.8%
- **5y growth (index):** 15.9%
- **10y growth (index):** 25.1%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,161/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,290/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,419/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 4 Bed Terraced House, Chantry Road, TN12 | £1,950/mo | 4 | 0.57 miles | OpenRent |
| 4 Bed Semi-Detached House, Chantry Road, TN12 | £1,995/mo | 4 | 0.57 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,973/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.3% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £246,625
- **Target investor price (1%):** £197,300

*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 £1,973/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 3.6%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 28.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-868/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -5.4%

*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:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[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 | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **14** |

*Within 1 mile during May 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Marden Primary Academy | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 26 Apr 2023 |
| Staplehurst School | Primary | 2.2 miles | Good — 13 Mar 2022 |
| St Margaret's, Collier Street Church of England Voluntary Controlled School | Primary | 2.4 miles | Good — 10 Sep 2013 |
| Bethany School | Other | 2.6 miles | — (No rating) |
| Colliers Green Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3.5 miles | Good — 7 May 2015 |