Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

8 WOLFE ROAD

MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8NX

£354,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Gatland Lane	0.1 miles
Shop	Unknown	0.2 miles
University	Unknown	0.5 miles
Train station	East Farleigh	0.7 miles
Hospital	The Somerfield Hospital	1.1 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

98 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1930-1949

Last sold

£354,000 Jun 2026

Price per m²

£3,612/m²

Local average

£410,164 (61 sales)

Street crime

172 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 08/03/2019

Expiry date: 07/03/2029

Current heating cost: £682/year

Potential heating cost: £532/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £17,540

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£40)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£5,000 - £8,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	08/06/2026	£354,000	Semi-detached	+14.2%	£355,777 to July 2026	View transaction
Sold	19/02/2020	£310,000	Semi-detached	—	£369,857 to July 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

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

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£354,000
listed	16/08/2025	£350,000
sold	01/01/2020	£310,000
sold	01/01/2006	£195,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
8 SIDNEY STREET, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8LJ	£288,530	11/12/2025	Semi-detached
6 BURGHCLERE DRIVE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8UQ	£251,000	19/11/2025	Semi-detached
43 CHAMBERLAIN AVENUE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8NT	£375,000	30/06/2025	Semi-detached
4 HARTNUP STREET, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8LR	£331,000	06/03/2025	Semi-detached
9 SHELLEY ROAD, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8NS	£365,000	11/12/2024	Semi-detached
30 WOLFE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8NX	£342,000	18/12/2023	Semi-detached
8 SIDNEY STREET, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8LJ	£300,000	06/11/2023	Semi-detached
9 CHAMBERLAIN AVENUE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8NR	£405,000	12/09/2023	Semi-detached
29 SHELLEY ROAD, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8NS	£345,000	28/04/2023	Semi-detached
51 CHAMBERLAIN AVENUE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8NT	£390,000	18/11/2022	Semi-detached
2 GATLAND LANE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8PF	£220,000	28/10/2022	Semi-detached
12 COWDREY CLOSE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8PN	£372,000	25/10/2022	Semi-detached
38 CHAMBERLAIN AVENUE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8NT	£447,000	20/10/2022	Semi-detached
13 CHAMBERLAIN AVENUE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8NR	£355,000	30/09/2022	Semi-detached
3 GATLAND LANE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8PG	£440,000	23/09/2022	Semi-detached
4 FARNBOROUGH CLOSE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8UE	£315,000	15/07/2022	Semi-detached
12 ST MARGARETS CLOSE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8QN	£285,000	17/06/2022	Semi-detached
161 MILTON STREET, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8LL	£340,710	17/06/2022	Semi-detached
3 SHERBOURNE DRIVE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8UG	£215,000	25/05/2022	Semi-detached
32 WOLFE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8NX	£380,000	20/05/2022	Semi-detached

Area average: £338,112 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 11.2%

10y growth 33.7%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Maidstone. Series: Semi-detached. As of July 2026.

1y (index) 1%

5y (index) 13.8%

10y (index) 27%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Maidstone. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,167/mo

Realistic £1,297/mo

Optimistic £1,427/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Maidstone.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Maidstone: 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
3 Bed Terraced House, House, ME16	£1,600/mo	3	0.93 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,600/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.45%

Max investor price (0.8%) £200,000

Target investor price (1%) £160,000

Gross yield 5.4%

Cost-to-rent ratio 18.4×

Monthly cashflow £21/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 0.2%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus 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

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Plot: ~272 m² (0.07 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	74
Anti-social behaviour	33
Criminal damage and arson	18
Other theft	16
Shoplifting	8
Vehicle crime	7
Burglary	5
Public order	4
Other crime	3
Drugs	2
Bicycle theft	1
Robbery	1
Total incidents	172

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

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Jubilee Primary School	Primary	0.2 miles	Outstanding — 6 Oct 2017
Bower Grove School	Other	0.2 miles	Outstanding — 14 Oct 2019
West Borough Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 20 Jul 2017
Oakwood Park Grammar School	Secondary	0.5 miles	Good — 10 Mar 2019
St Augustine Academy	Secondary	0.5 miles	Requires improvement — 25 Sep 2023

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
01/06/2015	23/04/2015	6	—
07/01/2013	27/11/2012	6	—
04/06/2012	30/04/2012	1	1

# 8 WOLFE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8NX

## Property details

- Slug: `889283f` (address key hash: `889283fa178bd509d5e5baeaf92f70d4b280c178`)
- Postcode: ME16 8NX
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 98 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1930-1949
- Last sold: £354,000 Jun 2026
- Price per m²: £3,612/m²
- Local average: £410,164 (61 sales)
- Street crime: 172 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £354,000
- Date: 2026-06-08
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 07/03/2029
- **Current heating cost:** £682/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £17,540

### Recommendations
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- E (£40)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£5,000 - £8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0969-2838-7574-9201-0275)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-06-08 | £354,000 | Semi-detached | +14.2% | £355,777 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/5834e4e8-d9bc-29c7-e063-4804a8c015bc) |
| Sold | 2020-02-19 | £310,000 | Semi-detached | — | £369,857 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/a2479555-5b4c-74c7-e053-6b04a8c0887d) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 8 WOLFE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8NX | £354,000 | 08/06/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 8 WOLFE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8NX | £310,000 | 19/02/2020 | 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: [165833381](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/0e5cd4a)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £354,000 |
| listed | 2025-08-16 | £350,000 |
| sold | 2020-01-01 | £310,000 |
| sold | 2006-01-01 | £195,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 8 SIDNEY STREET, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8LJ | £288,530 | 11/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 6 BURGHCLERE DRIVE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8UQ | £251,000 | 19/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 43 CHAMBERLAIN AVENUE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8NT | £375,000 | 30/06/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 4 HARTNUP STREET, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8LR | £331,000 | 06/03/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 9 SHELLEY ROAD, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8NS | £365,000 | 11/12/2024 | Semi-detached |
| 30 WOLFE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8NX | £342,000 | 18/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 8 SIDNEY STREET, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8LJ | £300,000 | 06/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 9 CHAMBERLAIN AVENUE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8NR | £405,000 | 12/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 29 SHELLEY ROAD, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8NS | £345,000 | 28/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 51 CHAMBERLAIN AVENUE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8NT | £390,000 | 18/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 2 GATLAND LANE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8PF | £220,000 | 28/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 12 COWDREY CLOSE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8PN | £372,000 | 25/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 38 CHAMBERLAIN AVENUE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8NT | £447,000 | 20/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 13 CHAMBERLAIN AVENUE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8NR | £355,000 | 30/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 3 GATLAND LANE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8PG | £440,000 | 23/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 4 FARNBOROUGH CLOSE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8UE | £315,000 | 15/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 12 ST MARGARETS CLOSE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8QN | £285,000 | 17/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 161 MILTON STREET, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8LL | £340,710 | 17/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 3 SHERBOURNE DRIVE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8UG | £215,000 | 25/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 32 WOLFE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 8NX | £380,000 | 20/05/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £338,112 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 11.2%
- **10y growth:** 33.7%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 1%
- **5y growth (index):** 13.8%
- **10y growth (index):** 27%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,167/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,297/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,427/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Maidstone (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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Terraced House, House, ME16 | £1,600/mo | 3 | 0.93 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,600/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.45% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £200,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £160,000

*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 £1,600/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.4%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 18.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £21/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 0.2%

*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 | 74 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 33 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 18 |
| Other theft | 16 |
| Shoplifting | 8 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **172** |

*Within 1 mile during Aug 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Jubilee Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Outstanding — 6 Oct 2017 |
| Bower Grove School | Other | 0.2 miles | Outstanding — 14 Oct 2019 |
| West Borough Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 20 Jul 2017 |
| Oakwood Park Grammar School | Secondary | 0.5 miles | Good — 10 Mar 2019 |
| St Augustine Academy | Secondary | 0.5 miles | Requires improvement — 25 Sep 2023 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 3 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #11020529
- **Address:** 8 Wolfe Road, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8NX
- **Certificate Issued:** 01/06/2015
- **Work Completed:** 23/04/2015
- **Items:** 6 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #9285564
- **Address:** 8 Wolfe Road, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8NX
- **Certificate Issued:** 07/01/2013
- **Work Completed:** 27/11/2012
- **Items:** 6 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #8886241
- **Address:** 8 Wolfe Road, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8NX
- **Certificate Issued:** 04/06/2012
- **Work Completed:** 30/04/2012
- **Items:** 1 window(s), 1 door(s)