Property Intelligence ReportOur estimate for 14 Larkfield Close, Hartwell Green is £390,000, with a likely range of £340,000 to £440,000.
It starts from 16 nearby sales, restated to July 2026 prices using the official UK House Price Index, which put a property like yours at £397,309 before your answers.
Your answers took off £15,000.
Local market conditions (sellers' market) added 2.3%.
Illustrative exampleAn invented property and invented figures.
Why we estimate £390,000
Our estimate is £390,000, with a likely range of £340,000 to £440,000. These are the findings it rests on, then what a buyer is likely to say and the one thing we would do first.
What a buyer is likely to say
Illustrative exampleAn invented property and invented figures.
What could make this figure wrong
Our estimate is £390,000, with a likely range of £340,000 to £440,000. These are the things most likely to move it, biggest first, each with what it would do to the figure. Knowing the first two would tighten it most.
| What could be wrong | What it would do to the figure |
|---|---|
| The number of bedroomsThe figure assumes 3 bedrooms. One more or one fewer would move it by this much. | up to £30,000 lower |
| The cost of the work is an estimateThe figure takes off £15,000 for the work entered. Real quotes often differ: 20% either way is about this much. | £3,000 lower to £3,000 higher |
Facts that would tighten it
- How many bedrooms it has, counting only rooms that could be slept in
- A builder's quote for the work, or what was actually spent
An agent who has seen the property can settle these in minutes.
Our assessment
Our estimate for 14 Larkfield Close, Hartwell Green is £390,000, with a likely selling range of £340,000 to £440,000. It rests mainly on the 8 sales closest to your home in place and size: restated to today's prices with the official index and scaled to your 1,421 sq ft, they put a home like yours at about £400,722.
You described a bathroom refit, which the estimate takes £15,000 off for, and the state of the local market then adds 2.3%. If the work were done to the standard of comparable homes the estimate would be about £405,000. Only a builder's quote can settle what the work really costs.
Confidence is good (64 out of 100). 16 comparable sales support the figure and the floor area comes from the energy certificate. What would help most is a viewing: the estimate rests on records, not on what your home is like inside.
Illustrative exampleAn invented property and invented figures.
What we found
Things in the records and the evidence that stood out for this property. Not every report has any.
Illustrative exampleAn invented property and invented figures.
What your property is worth
Our estimate is where the evidence points today. The quick-sale and aspirational prices are not estimates: they are marketing choices set around it, and an agent may reasonably choose either, or neither, for reasons that have nothing to do with value. The likely selling range (£340,000 to £440,000) is where most sales of a home like yours would land.
About 8% under our estimate: priced below the comparable evidence so that it draws interest in the first weeks rather than after a reduction. The figure for a sale that must happen quickly.
Where the available sales evidence, property characteristics and current market conditions point today.
About 8% over our estimate: the most the comparable evidence could be asked to support. Needs excellent presentation and a buyer who wants this home in particular; above it the evidence runs out.
The estimate plus the £15,000 the engine takes off for the work you described, if that work were done to the standard of comparable homes.
Illustrative exampleAn invented property and invented figures.
How we reached it
Every step from the evidence to the estimate, in order. The starting point comes from sales near you; your answers then adjust it; the last step is the state of the local market.
| Step | Change | Running total |
|---|---|---|
| Market evidence valueFrom 16 nearby sales, restated with the official house price index and weighted (below): what the evidence says a property like yours is worth before your answers. | £397,309 | |
| Bathroom refitYou told us: bathroom refit, £15,000 (our standard figure) | -£15,000 | £382,309 |
| Rounded to the nearest £5,000Estimates are set in £5,000 steps. | -£2,309 | £380,000 |
| Our estimateSellers' Market: +1.5% to +3.0%. | +£10,000 | £390,000 |
How the starting point is built
Several estimates are made from the sales evidence and weighted into one figure.
| Estimate | Value | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| local comparable median (16 sales, all sizes) | £440,972 | 8% |
| 8 closest comparables (within 1.3 km, 1,240 to 1,560 sq ft, indexed to July 2026, adjusted for size): £282/sq ft x 1,421 sq ft | £400,722 | 60% |
| last sale indexed forward (March 2019 £338,000 x 1.124 on the official detached houses index) | £379,995 | 32% |
How sure we are
Confidence 64/100 (good), a range of plus or minus 13% around the estimate. Why it is not higher, or lower:
- Good comparable base (16 sales) (+25 points)
- No luxury market data available (adds nothing)
- Live market snapshot available (+25 points)
- Moderate price dispersion (+14 points)
- Added up: 64 out of 100
Illustrative exampleAn invented property and invented figures.
What you told us
- Property type
- Detached house
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Floor area
- 1,421 sq ft (from the property's EPC)
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Age
- Not sure
- Listed
- No
- Conservation area
- No
- Flood risk
- No
| Your answer | Effect |
|---|---|
| Bathroom refitYou told us: bathroom refit, £15,000 (our standard figure) | -£15,000 |
| Works and project discount deductedthe work you described, its contingency and the project discount | -£15,000 |
| Net adjustmentthe features and the work, together | -£15,000 |
The figures for work are the ones you entered, or our standard figures where you left them; everything else is a standard allowance. None is a quote. We do not adjust for a room's condition by itself; we adjust for the work you listed or the feature it adds.
Illustrative exampleAn invented property and invented figures.
What the work would cost
Typical costs for the work a home like this most often needs, so you can budget for it. They are guides, not quotes: get at least three quotes before committing. None of them changes the estimate, except the allowances shown for the work you told us is needed.
Refurbishing the whole home, at local rates
Building-cost rates for this postcode at a medium finish, on 1,421 sq ft. A light refurbishment is mostly cosmetic; a heavy one strips the home back and renews its services.
Typical cost of each job
| Work | Typical cost for this home | Taken off in the estimate |
|---|---|---|
| New bathroom, fittedPer bathroom, basic to mid-range; a luxury bathroom can cost £20,000 or more. | £4,000 to £12,000 | £15,000Bathroom refit |
| New kitchen, fittedBudget units at the low end, a mid-range kitchen with stone worktops at the high end; bespoke kitchens cost more. | £7,000 to £25,000 | not in the figure |
| New combi boiler, fitted | £1,800 to £3,500 | not in the figure |
| New central heating system (boiler, radiators and pipework) | £4,500 to £9,500 | not in the figure |
| Full rewireReplastering and decorating afterwards are extra. | £6,000 to £10,500 | not in the figure |
| New roofConcrete tiles at the low end, natural slate at the high end. | £8,500 to £24,000 | not in the figure |
| Replace all the windows (uPVC)Timber or sash windows cost considerably more. | £5,500 to £12,500 | not in the figure |
| Damp-proof course and replasteringStructural repairs vary too widely to price without a structural engineer's report. | £2,000 to £4,500 | not in the figure |
| Full renovation (kitchen, bathroom, rewire, heating, plastering and decoration) | £57,500 to £146,500 | not in the figure |
Typical UK prices in 2026 including VAT, from published trade cost guides, for a three-bedroom house of about 1,000 sq ft. Work that grows with the home is scaled to this one's 1,421 sq ft; kitchens and bathrooms are per room. London and the South East typically run 20 to 30% higher. Beside each job you listed is what the estimate takes off for it: your figure, or the standard one where you left it.
Illustrative exampleAn invented property and invented figures.
Where your property sits locally
Rankings within JB4, from the records we hold. "Top 10%" means nine in ten are at or below yours; "Below the range" or "Above the range" means lower or higher than every one.
among 16 comparable sales
among 29 sized sales
Illustrative exampleAn invented property and invented figures.
£ per square foot around your home
Sales of detached homes in JB4 since October 2021, each with the floor area on the energy certificate of the home that sold: 30 of 30 sales had one. Prices are restated to July 2026 with the official detached houses. 1 new-build first sale left out.
| Area | Sales | Typical £ per sq ft | Middle half | Typical size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Within ¼ mile | 10 | £276 | £269 to £288 | 1,445 sq ft |
| Within ½ mile | 16 | £277 | £267 to £291 | 1,440 sq ft |
| Within 1 mile | 27 | £275 | £267 to £286 | 1,550 sq ft |
| Within 3 miles | 29 | £275 | £265 to £286 | 1,550 sq ft |
At the estimate of £390,000 your home is £274 per sq ft: in line with the typical £276 within ¼ mile.
It is in line with the typical £275 within 3 miles.
How £ per sq ft changes with size
Sales of detached homes across JB4, grouped by floor area, from the same sales as above.
| Floor area | Sales | Typical £ per sq ft | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 to 1,500 sq ft (your size) | 13 | £286 | £276 to £297 |
| 1,500 to 2,500 sq ft | 11 | £270 | £267 to £277 |
Size changes the rate: homes of 1,500 to 2,500 sq ft typically sell for £270 per sq ft, 6% less than homes of 1,000 to 1,500 sq ft (£286).
Homes like yours
17 sales of detached homes of 1,066 to 1,776 sq ft within 1 mile: typically £284 per sq ft (middle half £275 to £290). At your 1,421 sq ft that is £391,000 to £412,000, typically £404,000.
Illustrative exampleAn invented property and invented figures.
Council tax
Hartwell Vale's council tax for 2026/27, for a home occupied by two adults.
| Council tax band | Band E |
| Annual charge for that band | £2,371.36 a year in 2026/27 |
| How the council rates on keeping tax low | Average tax |
The charges are the average payable by band across the council area, so the bill for a particular address can differ.
Illustrative exampleAn invented property and invented figures.
Stamp duty for a buyer at the estimate
Stamp Duty Land Tax at £390,000, standard rates in force from 1 April 2025 (England and Northern Ireland).
| Buying a home to live in | £9,500 |
| First-time buyer | £4,500 |
| Buying an additional home | £29,000 |
Wales and Scotland have their own taxes. Rates change: check gov.uk before relying on these.
Illustrative exampleAn invented property and invented figures.
What the records say about your property
We checked your answers against the official records we hold for this address. Where they differ we have used your answer, because the records can be out of date (an extension, a conversion or a lease change since they were written), but you should know before you rely on the figure.
| Detail | You told us | The records say | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floor areaYou left the size out, so we used the energy certificate's figure. | Not given | 1,421 sq ft (energy certificate) | |
| Property type | Detached house | Detached house (energy certificate) | Matches |
| When it was built | Not sure | 1983 to 1990 (energy certificate) | |
| Tenure | Freehold | Freehold (Land Registry, last sale) | Matches |
| Conservation area | No | Not in a conservation area on record (postcode area) | Matches |
| Flood risk | No | Very Low risk (postcode area) | Matches |
Illustrative exampleAn invented property and invented figures.
Your property through a buyer's eyes
A modelled assessment, not a verdict: the same five tests our agents' reports apply, scored from what we know about the home and its market. Overall buyer appeal 61/100, which places it around the middle of the local range.
| Test | Assessment | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| ScarcityHow many homes like this come up for sale here? | Distinctive | 100 | 30% |
| Condition and energyHow reassuring are its condition and energy rating to a buyer? | Constrained | 25 | 25% |
| StoryHow much is there to say about this home that a listing can build on? | Moderate | 50 | 20% |
| LifestyleHow easily can a buyer picture living here? | Moderate | 50 | 15% |
| First impressionWhat does the approach and the front of the house say? | Strong | 75 | 10% |
- Scarcity
- First impression
- Condition and energy
Hesitation. Emotional drag is moderate given the anticipated updating scope.
What protects the value. Exceptional market scarcity anchors the lower ranges effectively. The updating requirement creates genuine financial upside for buyers willing to invest in the property's potential.
This is modelled from the facts you gave and the local evidence, not from a visit. Buyers of homes like this are likely to respond most to scarcity and first impression, and are most likely to question condition and energy. Overall the home sits around the middle of the local range.
The home would benefit from some updating, which buyers tend to price in, and the hesitation that causes is moderate. Where a buyer questions the price, the comparable sales are the answer, so have them to hand when you talk to agents.
Illustrative exampleAn invented property and invented figures.
The sales evidence
This property's sales history
| Date sold | Price |
|---|---|
| 29 March 2019 | £338,000 |
| 20 June 2014 | £232,000 |
What your last sale says
HM Land Registry records this home selling in March 2019 for £338,000. The official UK House Price Index for detached houses in Hartwell Vale has moved +12.4% since then (100.93 to 113.47 by July 2026), which would put the same home at about £379,995 today had it simply moved with its local market.
Our estimate and your last sale indexed forward agree to within 5%: the home has tracked its local market since that sale, and the comparable evidence says the same.
| Quarter | Your price carried by the index |
|---|---|
| 2019 Q1 | £338,000 |
| 2019 Q4 | £342,755 |
| 2020 Q4 | £349,319 |
| 2021 Q4 | £355,213 |
| 2022 Q4 | £361,475 |
| 2023 Q4 | £367,436 |
| 2024 Q4 | £372,694 |
| 2025 Q4 | £377,316 |
| 2026 Q3 | £379,995 |
This indexed figure carries 32% of the weight in our estimate; the comparable sales and your answers carry the rest. The index follows every sale of detached houses across Hartwell Vale, not your street, and it cannot see condition, an extension or the premium a particular road carries.
The 8 closest sales to your home
Of 22 sales of the same type with a recorded floor area in JB4 in the last five years, these are the closest on where they are and how big they are, each restated to July 2026 with the official index for the month it sold (the table of comparable sales further down uses the quarter it sold, so the same sale can show a slightly different factor there). Their median is £287 per sq ft, which on your 1,421 sq ft is £400,722, carrying 60% of the weight in our figure.
| Address | Distance | Size | Sold | Sold for | Today | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 Larkfield CloseDetached | 96 m | 1,560 sq ft+10% | 26 July 2026 | £462,500 | £462,500×1.000 | £296 |
| 51 Millbrook RoadDetached | 569 m | 1,270 sq ft-11% | 23 June 2026 | £382,500 | £382,804×1.001 | £301 |
| 38 Willow DriveDetached | 1.3 km | 1,380 sq ft-3% | 11 August 2025 | £390,000 | £393,923×1.010 | £285 |
| 13 Orchard RiseDetached | 327 m | 1,240 sq ft-13% | 9 September 2025 | £355,000 | £358,220×1.009 | £289 |
| 52 Larkfield CloseDetached | 76 m | 1,330 sq ft-6% | 12 September 2022 | £345,000 | £363,720×1.054 | £273 |
| 31 Fenwick LaneDetached | 481 m | 1,550 sq ft+9% | 8 November 2024 | £432,500 | £440,972×1.020 | £284 |
| 17 Orchard RiseDetached | 229 m | 1,270 sq ft-11% | 9 March 2024 | £342,500 | £352,439×1.029 | £278 |
| 39 Larkfield CloseDetached | 22 m | 1,250 sq ft-12% | 13 June 2023 | £357,500 | £372,161×1.041 | £298 |
The closest sale to your home is 35 Larkfield Close, 96 m away: 1,560 sq ft, sold in July 2026 for £462,500. The nearest in size is 38 Willow Drive at 1,380 sq ft, sold in August 2025 for £390,000. Neither is your home, which is why each is scaled to your size before it counts.
Across 16 comparable sales the typical price is £412,057, from £336,108 to £644,354. That spread comes from differences in size and condition, which is why the estimate leans on the closest sales in size rather than on the average of all of them.
What buyers like yours have paid
Across 16 comparable sales: the lowest £336,108, a typical £412,057, the upper quarter from £513,573, the highest £644,354. Your estimate sits above 50% of them.
The most recent sales in the set
The 10 most recent of 16 comparable sales, whose median sold price was £407,500. Each is restated to the latest published prices using the official UK House Price Index.
| Address | Sold | Sold for | Index factor | Equivalent today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35, Larkfield CloseDetached, freehold, 1,560 sq ft | 26 July 2026 | £462,500 | none | £462,500 |
| 51, Millbrook RoadDetached, freehold, 1,270 sq ft | 23 June 2026 | £382,500 | ×1.002 | £383,142 |
| 34, Larkfield CloseDetached, freehold, 1,870 sq ft | 3 May 2026 | £510,000 | ×1.002 | £510,855 |
| 13, Orchard RiseDetached, freehold, 1,240 sq ft | 9 September 2025 | £355,000 | ×1.010 | £358,571 |
| 3, Larkfield CloseDetached, freehold, 2,170 sq ft | 8 July 2025 | £575,000 | ×1.010 | £580,784 |
| 34, Fenwick LaneDetached, freehold, 1,160 sq ft | 9 June 2025 | £352,500 | ×1.013 | £357,095 |
| 48, Millbrook RoadDetached, freehold, 1,920 sq ft | 24 February 2025 | £487,500 | ×1.016 | £495,402 |
| 31, Fenwick LaneDetached, freehold, 1,550 sq ft | 8 November 2024 | £432,500 | ×1.020 | £440,972 |
| 22, Fenwick LaneDetached, freehold, 1,970 sq ft | 4 August 2024 | £510,000 | ×1.023 | £521,725 |
| 17, Orchard RiseDetached, freehold, 1,270 sq ft | 9 March 2024 | £342,500 | ×1.030 | £352,887 |
Illustrative exampleAn invented property and invented figures.
Price and size: where your home sits
Each dot is a comparable sale or a current listing nearby, by floor area and price. The brass marker is your estimate.
Illustrative exampleAn invented property and invented figures.
House prices over time
Prices follow the official UK House Price Index for Hartwell Vale (detached houses), published by HM Land Registry and the Office for National Statistics. The latest published month is July 2026. Prices for detached houses moved +1.0% over the last year and +7.0% since Q4 2021. We use the index to bring older sales up to the latest published prices.
Worked example. A sale on 23 June 2026 at £382,500 is multiplied by 1.002 (the index now divided by the index in the quarter it sold), which gives about £383,142 at the latest published prices.
Illustrative exampleAn invented property and invented figures.
The area: Hartwell Green
Across 30 sales of detached homes in JB4 in the last five years, of every size and condition, the median price was £447,500, ranging from £325,000 to £662,500.
Busiest streets in JB4
| Street | Sales | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Ashdown Close | 3 | £570,833 |
| Larkfield Close | 7 | £490,714 |
| Hawthorn Way | 2 | £471,250 |
| Elm Tree Avenue | 3 | £461,667 |
| Church Meadow | 4 | £446,875 |
| Millbrook Road | 2 | £435,000 |
Neighbouring areas
| Area | Sales | Average |
|---|---|---|
| JB4 6 | 5 | £482,500 |
| JB4 8 | 8 | £478,438 |
| JB4 7 (yours) | 17 | £445,735 |
The average price in Hartwell Green is £438,000, across 52 sales in the last 12 months. Prices have moved +3.1% over one year and +13.6% over five. An area average includes homes of every size, so it is a backdrop for your home and not a measure of it.
Sales per month
Illustrative exampleAn invented property and invented figures.
What could change its value
Condition: Would benefit from some updating. The amounts are the figures you gave for the work, or our standard figures where you left them, not quotes, and the improved figure assumes the work is done to the standard of comparable homes. Whether it pays depends on the real cost, which only a quote can tell you.
| Work you described | Taken off today |
|---|---|
| Bathroom refitYou told us: bathroom refit, £15,000 (our standard figure) | -£15,000 |
| With this work done, the estimate would be about | £405,000 |
- Architectural character: moderate
- Emotional pull: moderate
- Scarcity: exceptional
- Lifestyle: moderate
- Financial sense: strong
Each is the engine's reading of how strongly buyers of a home like yours pay for that quality, from low to exceptional. It is modelled from the facts you gave and the local evidence, not from a visit.
Illustrative exampleAn invented property and invented figures.
Around your home
What the public records say about the area and the property. Most of it describes the postcode rather than your house, and none of it changes the estimate.
Schools
| School | Phase | Distance | Pupils | Last Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartwell Green Primary SchoolAcademy Converter | Primary | 0.4 miles | 214 | November 2024 |
| Larkfield Community Primary SchoolCommunity School | Primary | 0.8 miles | 176 | June 2023 |
| Vale Meadow Primary AcademyAcademy Converter | Primary | 1.3 miles | 231 | February 2025 |
| Hartwell Vale High SchoolAcademy Converter | Secondary | 2.1 miles | 1,240 | March 2024 |
| Brookside AcademyAcademy Sponsor Led | Secondary | 3.0 miles | 986 | October 2022 |
Straight-line distance from the postcode, not the school run. Being close does not guarantee a place: catchment areas and admission rules decide that. We show when each school was last inspected and link to its report; the data we hold gives no inspection grade, so none is shown.
Broadband
The share of homes at this postcode that can get each speed, from Ofcom's published figures. It shows what is available, not what your home has or which provider serves it.
Crime
Most recorded: Violence and sexual offences (26), Anti-social behaviour (21), Criminal damage and arson (8), Vehicle crime (6).
- Incidence of Burglary is below national average
- Incidence of Vehicle crime is below national average
Police-recorded incidents of every severity in the area around the postcode. It describes the area, not your address, and says nothing about what will happen in future.
Planning applications at your address
| Distance | Address | Proposal | Decision | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 yards | 14 Larkfield Close Hartwell Green JB4 7LC | Single storey rear extension | ApprovedJuly 2022 |
Worth checking against the floor area and details you gave us: an approved extension changes the size of the home.
Planning applications nearby
| Distance | Address | Proposal | Decision | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 yards | 9 Larkfield Close Hartwell Green JB4 7LB | Loft conversion with rear dormer | ApprovedMay 2025 | |
| 320 yards | 31 Orchard Rise Hartwell Green JB4 7OD | Double garage | No decision recordedReceived September 2025 |
The 3 nearest applications on record, often neighbours' extensions. A larger development a little further away may not appear. Each link opens the council's own file.
Listed buildings nearby
Rebuild cost, for buildings insurance
Rebuild £267,000, clearing the site £14,000, professional fees £27,000, external works £26,000.
Based on: 1,421 sq ft, detached house, built 1914 to 2000, 2 storeys, brick walls, tile roof, average finish, standard site, no planning constraints (not listed, not in a conservation area), you were not sure of its age, so we assumed it was built between 1914 and 2000.
A guide for your buildings insurance, not a quote. It is what it would cost to rebuild the house, not what the house would sell for: land, location and demand are not in it. Tell your insurer about anything out of the ordinary.
Illustrative exampleAn invented property and invented figures.
Market conditions
Local conditions are scored from how quickly homes are selling, how much is for sale and recent price movement. The result adjusts the estimate within a limited band.
Listings at Hartwell Green from the area snapshot, including homes already sold subject to contract; days on the market from the listings we track across the postcode district. Homes of every type, not only ones like yours.
Close competing listings. Homes on the market now in JB4, of the same kind, with 2 to 4 bedrooms (yours has 3), asking £292,500 to £487,500 (within 25% of our estimate). Homes sold subject to contract are not counted, and size is not part of the match because the listings do not give a floor area. 12 homes of every kind are on the market in JB4; 7 are the same kind of home as this one.
The market around your home reads as a sellers' market, which adds 2.3% to the estimate. In Hartwell Green 14 homes are listed, 23% of them sold subject to contract, which is about 3.4 months of stock at the current rate of sales. Homes are taking 62 days on average to find a buyer.
Official prices for detached houses in Hartwell Vale moved +1% over the last year and +7% since Q4 2021, so older sales needed only a small adjustment to bring them up to today's prices.
Illustrative exampleAn invented property and invented figures.
Our suggested strategy
What the evidence in this report suggests in four situations. It is a reading of the data, not advice from someone who has seen the property; an agent who has will refine it.
If you need to sell within about three months
If you need a sale within about three months, the quick-sale price of £360,000 is the figure built for that. It sits 8% below our estimate so that it draws interest in the first weeks rather than after a reduction. One of the homes on the market in JB4 is a close competitor to yours, and there is about 3.4 months of stock at the current rate of sales.
If getting the best price matters more than speed
If getting the best price matters more than speed, £420,000 is the most the comparable evidence could be asked to support, 8% above our estimate of £390,000. It needs excellent presentation and a buyer who wants this home in particular. Above it the evidence runs out.
If you are thinking of improving it first
You described a bathroom refit, which the estimate takes £15,000 off for. Done to the standard of comparable homes, the estimate would be about £405,000. Whether that is worth doing before a sale depends on what the work really costs, which only a quote can tell you.
If you are staying put
If you are staying put, watch the official house price index for Hartwell Vale (+1% over the last year) and the homes for sale nearby that compete with yours. Your estimate will move with the first and your selling position with the second.
Illustrative exampleAn invented property and invented figures.
Choosing an estate agent
We do not rank estate agents. How many homes an agent has listed measures how busy it is, not how good it is, and no agent has paid to be mentioned here. When you speak to two or three, these are the things that decide how well your sale goes, and what to ask about each.
- Sales evidence. Which recent sales do they think are the closest to your home, and how would they adjust them for its size, condition and setting? They should be able to name sales of homes like yours, not quote an area average.
- Pricing accuracy. How close was their guide price to what their homes actually sold for, and how often did they have to reduce? An agent who flatters the price to win the instruction costs you time on the market.
- Presentation. How will your home be photographed, described and shown, and who will do the viewings?
- Buyer management. How will they find buyers for a home like yours, and how do they keep the serious ones interested?
- Negotiation. How do they handle offers, and when would they advise holding out for more?
- Progression. Who chases the solicitors, the survey and the mortgage between offer and completion, and what share of their sales complete?
- Service and terms. Who will you deal with day to day, how often will you hear from them, and what are the fee, the length of the contract and the notice to leave it?
- Local track record. How many homes like yours have they sold in JB4, and when?
Illustrative exampleAn invented property and invented figures.
Where the key figures come from
Observed means read from an official record or service; Given means told to us by you and not checked; Derived means calculated from records by a rule we state; Modelled means our own estimate, from data and assumptions.
| Figure | What this report says | Source | As at | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated market value | £340,000 to £440,000, most likely £390,000Weighted from 16 local sales and the property's own details; confidence 64 out of 100 (good) | Property Market Data estimate model | 5 October 2026 | Modelled |
| Floor area | 1,421 sq ft | Energy performance certificate register | 14 February 2023 | Observed |
| Price per sq ft | £274 per sq ftThe most likely value divided by the floor area | Property Market Data calculation | 5 October 2026 | Derived |
| Comparable sales | 16 salesAs at the most recent sale used | HM Land Registry Price Paid Data | 26 July 2026 | Observed |
| Sale prices restated to today | Restated to July 2026 pricesEach sale's price moved by the change in the index since its month | UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry and ONS) | July 2026 | Derived |
| £ per sq ft around you | £276 per sq ft typical within ¼ mile (10 sales)Prices restated with the detached houses | HM Land Registry sales joined to the energy certificate of each home (30 of 30 sales had one) | 26 July 2026 | Derived |
| This property's last sale | £338,000, 29 March 2019 | HM Land Registry Price Paid Data | 29 March 2019 | Observed |
| Type, age and energy rating | Detached house, built 1983 to 1990, energy band D | Energy performance certificate register | 14 February 2023 | Observed |
| Tenure | FreeholdA lease can be extended or a freehold bought since | HM Land Registry, at this property's last sale | 29 March 2019 | Observed |
| Nearby schools | 5 listedDistances are in a straight line; no Ofsted grade is given by the source | Department for Education and Ofsted data | 5 October 2026 | Observed |
| Broadband | 98% can get superfast | Ofcom's published figures | 5 October 2026 | Observed |
| Crime | Very low crimeDescribes the area around the postcode, not the address | Police-recorded crime data | 5 October 2026 | Observed |
| Planning applications nearby | 3 nearest applications | Council planning records | 5 October 2026 | Observed |
| Flood risk at the postcode | Very Low riskA rating for the postcode area, not the property | Flood risk rating | 5 October 2026 | Observed |
| Conservation area | Not in one on recordPostcode level; England's coverage is incomplete, so no record is not proof | Conservation area records | 5 October 2026 | Observed |
| Listed buildings | 0 nearby | Historic England list | 5 October 2026 | Observed |
| Rebuild cost | £334,000Not what the house would sell for | Insurance reinstatement estimate | 5 October 2026 | Modelled |
| Whole-home refurbishment cost | Light, moderate and heavy, at local ratesA rate per sq ft multiplied by the floor area | Local building-cost rates, medium finish | 5 October 2026 | Modelled |
| Typical cost of each job | A range for eachScaled to the floor area; London and the South East run 20 to 30% higher | Published UK trade cost guides, 2026, including VAT | 2026 | Derived |
| Your answers | Took off £15,000Priced by the estimate model, within its limits | Your answers on the form | 5 October 2026 | Given |
| Local market conditions | Sellers' Market: +1.5% to +3.0%, +2.3%From local sales, listings and demand | Property Market Data market conditions score | 5 October 2026 | Modelled |
| Council tax band | Band EMatched to this address in the postcode's records | Council tax band records for the postcode | Observed | |
| Council tax charge | £2,371.36 a yearThe average payable for the band across the council area, for a home occupied by two adults | Hartwell Vale's council tax charges | 2026/27 | Observed |
| Stamp duty at the estimate | £9,500 standardCalculated on the most likely value for England and Northern Ireland | Stamp Duty Land Tax rates from 1 April 2025 | 5 October 2026 | Derived |
Illustrative exampleAn invented property and invented figures.
Important information
- This is a computed estimate of a likely selling price, not a RICS valuation, a mortgage valuation, a survey or financial advice, and it must not be used for a mortgage, a legal or a tax purpose.
- It is based on the details you gave us, which we have not checked, and on public sales records, house price index data and local market data. A surveyor or estate agent who inspects the property may reasonably reach a different figure.
- The amounts shown for your answers are allowances, not quotes: for work, the figures you entered or our standard figures where you left them; for features, listed status and so on, standard allowances. Real costs and real buyer reactions vary.
- Sales records are published by HM Land Registry with a delay, so the most recent sales may not be included.
Where the data comes from
- Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- UK House Price Index: contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, and Office for National Statistics data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Energy performance certificate data: contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Source: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
- Schools, broadband, crime, planning, flood risk, conservation area and rebuild cost information drawn from public sources such as the Department for Education, Ofsted, Ofcom, the police and local planning authorities.
- Listed building information: © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Illustrative exampleAn invented property and invented figures.
About this example
This report was built by the same engine, and is drawn by the same page, as a report for a real home. The home, the sales, the energy certificates, the listings and the local figures are invented, so nothing in it describes a real property or a real sale.
Some paragraphs of a real report are written by software from that report's own figures. Here they were written from this example's figures.
If you want a person to read your report, an Expert Property Review is a written review of it by a member of our team.
What a report is, and is not
- A PMD report is an automated estimate. It is not a RICS valuation.
- It is property intelligence, not a survey, and it does not replace a physical inspection.
- It is general information, not legal advice.
- It is property-price analysis, not mortgage or financial advice, and it does not tell you what you can afford.
- It does not guarantee a sale price, a saving, or that an offer will be accepted.