# 18 HASTE HILL CLOSE, BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME17 4LS

## Property details

- Slug: `803c618` (address key hash: `803c6188e0f136d8911597addcc9d42c8a9a4451`)
- Postcode: ME17 4LS
- Transactions on record: 3

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 117 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Last sold: £475,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £4,060/m²
- Local average: £616,186 (47 sales)
- Street crime: 34 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £475,000
- Date: 2026-02-16
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 02/03/2033
- **Current heating cost:** £1,984/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £14,500

### Recommendations
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- 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/2453-0636-9381-1839-3101)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-16 | £475,000 | Detached | +30.1% | £468,390 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-4863-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2017-10-25 | £365,000 | Detached | +175.5% | £425,976 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/5f54b81d-3b83-2b45-e053-6b04a8c01fb0) |
| Sold | 1999-06-03 | £132,500 | Detached | — | £501,679 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/1494edd1-2532-46ff-902f-e7d75269025b) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 18 HASTE HILL CLOSE, BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME17 4LS | £475,000 | 16/02/2026 | Detached |
| 18 HASTE HILL CLOSE, BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME17 4LS | £365,000 | 25/10/2017 | Detached |
| 18 HASTE HILL CLOSE, BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME17 4LS | £132,500 | 03/06/1999 | Detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [167064128](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/5c05b58)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £475,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-16 | £500,000 |
| sold | 2017-01-01 | £365,000 |
| sold | 1999-01-01 | £132,500 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 16 HASTE HILL CLOSE, BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME17 4LS | £465,000 | 27/11/2025 | Detached |
| THE WILLOWS HEATH ROAD, BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME17 4HR | £557,000 | 27/11/2025 | Detached |
| LONGRIDGE HEATH ROAD, BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME17 4HS | £627,500 | 22/08/2025 | Detached |
| 10 HASTE HILL CLOSE, BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME17 4LS | £485,000 | 13/07/2023 | Detached |
| 24A CHURCH STREET, BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME17 4HW | £450,000 | 16/09/2022 | Detached |
| 17 HASTE HILL CLOSE, BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME17 4LS | £610,000 | 06/09/2022 | Detached |
| MEADOWSIDE HEATH ROAD, BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME17 4HR | £460,000 | 31/08/2022 | Detached |
| 9 HASTE HILL CLOSE, BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME17 4LS | £560,000 | 26/08/2022 | Detached |
| LAWNWOOD HEATH ROAD, BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME17 4HS | £400,000 | 11/07/2022 | Detached |
| ANNOBERE HEATH ROAD, BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME17 4HS | £460,000 | 16/05/2022 | Detached |
| 11 GENN PARK, BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME17 4XS | £425,000 | 21/01/2022 | Detached |
| 12 GENN PARK, BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME17 4XS | £425,000 | 14/01/2022 | Detached |
| 15 GENN PARK, BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME17 4XS | £425,000 | 17/12/2021 | Detached |
| 61 HASTE HILL ROAD, BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME17 4LN | £480,000 | 26/11/2021 | Detached |
| 19 GENN PARK, BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME17 4XS | £425,000 | 10/09/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £483,633 (15 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -6.5%
- **10y growth:** 1.1%

## 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 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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Mcalpine Crescent, ME15 | £1,450/mo | 2 | 0.58 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,450/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.31% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £181,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £145,000

*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 £1,450/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 3.7%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 27.3×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-591/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -5.1%

*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 | 9 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **34** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Cornwallis Academy | Secondary | 0.4 miles | Good — 12 Jan 2018 |
| Boughton Monchelsea Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 16 Apr 2018 |
| OneSchool Global UK - Maidstone Campus | Other | 0.4 miles | — (No rating) |
| Loose Primary School | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 13 Sep 2023 |
| New Line Learning Academy | Secondary | 1.2 miles | Good — 10 Dec 2019 |

## FENSA Certificates

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

### FENSA Certificate #98562
- **Address:** 18 HASTE HILL CLOSE, BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA, ME17 4LS
- **Certificate Issued:** 15/10/2002
- **Work Completed:** 19/08/2002
- **Items:** 19 window(s), 4 door(s)