Hobbes Eares, West Malling
Hobbes Eares, West Malling
Description & Estimates







Hobbes Eares, West Malling is recorded publicly as a mid-century freehold house across 742 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 198 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of Hobbes Eares, West Malling is £347,217 and its rental estimate is £1,689 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Chapel Street, Ryarsh, West Malling, ME19 falls within the ME19 postal district, in the borough of Tonbridge and Malling.
Our Data Sources
Hobbes Eares, West Malling has a single entry in the Land Registry from February 2015 and a single entry in the EPC database dated May 2024.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 4 out of 5 and is considered of high 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 Hobbes Eares, West Malling, we estimate a market value of £364,578 and a rental value of £1,774 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £322,912 and £1,571 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, Hobbes Eares, West Malling has seen its estimated sale value grow by £4,884 (1.4%) and its estimated rental value climb by £36 per month (2.1%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 5.8%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for Hobbes Eares, West Malling as measuring 198 m2.
That makes it the 7th largest plot in the postcode, where 12 of the 13 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
Hobbes Eares, West Malling has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of C. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 15 May 2024.
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 Hobbes Eares, West Malling completed on 25th February 2015 at £230,000 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 37.1% over the period since February 2015.
- Sold Feb 2015£230,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to Hobbes Eares, West Malling have sold within a radius of 2.3 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 3rd May 2024, was 2, Chapel Street, West Malling, ME19 5LU, a freehold house which sold for £360,000.
Read more about house prices in ME19.
- Sold May 2024£360,000 | 3 Bed House2, Chapel Street, West Malling, ME19 5LU2, Chapel Street, West Malling, ME19 5LU
- Sold Jan 2017£305,000 | 3 Bed House2 Orchard Cottages, Chapel Street, West Malling, ME19 5LN2 Orchard Cottages, Chapel Street, West Malling, ME19 5LN
- Sold Jul 2015£279,000 | 3 Bed House3 Orchard Cottages, Chapel Street, West Malling, ME19 5LN3 Orchard Cottages, Chapel Street, West Malling, ME19 5LN
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 58 addresses on Chapel Street, Ryarsh, West Malling, ME19, Hobbes Eares, West Malling comes out as the 34th largest and the 36th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £161k less expensive than the average property across the ME19 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 200mRyarsh Primary School
- 1.2kmValley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase
- 2.4kmWest Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp
- 3.2kmThe Holmesdale School
- 3.8kmThe Malling School
- 5.2kmAylesford School
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Public Transport Nearby
From Hobbes Eares, West Malling, the nearest station is West Malling, 3.0 kilometres away.
- 3.0kmWest Malling
- 4.1kmSnodland
- 4.2kmNew Hythe
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.

