8, Dickens Drive
8, Dickens Drive
Description & Estimates
8, Dickens Drive, West Malling is recorded publicly as a mid-century freehold house across 947 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 149 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 8, Dickens Drive, West Malling is £302,618 and its rental estimate is £1,533 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Dickens Drive, East Malling, West Malling, ME19 falls within the ME19 postal district, in the borough of Tonbridge and Malling.
Our Data Sources
8, Dickens Drive, West Malling has a single entry in the Land Registry from December 2016 and a single entry in the EPC database dated May 2016.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 3 out of 5 and is considered of medium accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 8, Dickens Drive, West Malling, we estimate a market value of £317,749 and a rental value of £1,610 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £281,435 and £1,426 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 8, Dickens Drive, West Malling has seen its estimated sale value move up by £4,257 (1.4%) and its estimated rental value increase by £33 per month (2.1%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 6.1%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 8, Dickens Drive, West Malling as measuring 149 m2.
That makes it the 4th largest plot in the postcode, where all 5 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
8, Dickens Drive, West Malling has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 20 May 2016.
The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 8, Dickens Drive, West Malling completed on 5th December 2016 at £246,950 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 23.8% over the period since December 2016.
- Sold Dec 2016£246,950
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 8, Dickens Drive, West Malling have sold within a radius of 660 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 2nd December 2025, was 10, Shaftesbury Close, West Malling, ME19 6SU, a freehold house which sold for £285,000.
Read more about house prices in ME19.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 16 addresses on Dickens Drive, East Malling, West Malling, ME19, 8, Dickens Drive, West Malling comes out as the 2nd largest and the 2nd most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £206k less expensive than the average property across the ME19 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 300mLift St James the Great
- 900mMore Park Catholic Primary School
- 900mBrookfield Infant School
- 600mThe Malling School
- 2.4kmAylesford School
- 3.2kmThe Holmesdale School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 8, Dickens Drive, West Malling, the nearest station is West Malling, 1.0 kilometres away.
- 1.0kmWest Malling
- 1.3kmEast Malling
- 2.5kmNew Hythe
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
