42 Orbit Close
ME5 9NF
- Terraced
- Freehold
- 2 bedrooms (estimate)
- 592 sq ft
- EPC D
What the sales records show
From an older sale: a rough guide£280,000
Range £243,000 to £317,000
Since last sale
+£142,500
+103.6% since Jun 2012, +5.1% a year
Rank in ME5 9NF
11th of 40
Postcode average £253,550
There is no floor area on record, so this is the home's last sale moved from June 2012 to August 2026 by the official UK House Price Index for Medway, with the range widened the older the sale. It cannot see condition, layout or recent work, so it is not a valuation.
In short
42 Orbit Close is a 2 bedroom freehold terraced in ME5 of about 592 sq ft.
There is no floor area on record, so its last sale has been moved to today by the official price index for Medway: £243,000 to £317,000, about £280,000 in the middle.
That makes it the 11th highest of the 40 homes we can compare in ME5 9NF, where the middle figure averages £253,550.
It last sold for £137,500 in June 2012; the price index suggests it has gained about £142,500 since, roughly +5.1% a year.
Across Maidstone, average prices fell 1.1% in the year to August 2026.
Where in the range would yours sell?
Condition and improvements usually decide it, and only someone who sees the home can say.
Lower end
£243,000
Middle
£280,000
Upper end
£317,000
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The street
Orbit Close and its sales
42 Orbit Close on the map
This home, the completed sales its figure is worked out from, and the other sales on Orbit Close. Choose a pin for the address, size and date.
The Land Registry records a sale by its postcode, so pins sit at the postcode, close to the home, not on its doorstep. Map: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
How 42 Orbit Close compares with Orbit Close
Against the 7 completed sales on the street in the last two years
Price
- Its middle figure of £280,000 is 16% above the street's median sale price of £242,000.
- 7 of those 7 sales completed for less than this home's middle figure, and 0 for the same or more.
A comparison of completed sales, not a valuation: it cannot see condition, layout or work done since a home last sold.
Sales activity on Orbit Close
Completed sales registered with HM Land Registry, by quarter
- Sales in two years
- 7
- Average price
- £245,143
- Lowest
- £222,000
- Highest
- £270,000
| Quarter | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | 2 | £246,000 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | £250,000 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 | £242,000 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | – |
| Q1 2026 | 1 | £242,000 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 | £250,000 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | – |
| Q4 2026 | 0 | – |
| Type of home | Share of sales | Median price | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced houses | 100% (7) | £242,000 | – |
Completed sales on Orbit Close
Every sale in the last two years. Choose an address to see that home's page.
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Size | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 Orbit CloseME5 9NF | Apr 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced | – | – |
| 20 Orbit CloseME5 9NF | Mar 2026 | £242,000 | Terraced | – | – |
| 35 Orbit CloseME5 9NF | Sept 2025 | £242,000 | Terraced | – | – |
| 50 Orbit CloseME5 9NF | Apr 2025 | £250,000 | Terraced | – | – |
| 39 Orbit CloseME5 9NF | Mar 2025 | £222,000 | Terraced | – | – |
| 46 Orbit CloseME5 9NF | Mar 2025 | £270,000 | Terraced | – | – |
| 18 Orbit CloseME5 9NF | Nov 2024 | £240,000 | Terraced | – | – |
Energy
How efficient the home is
Energy performance certificate
From the official register for 42 Orbit Close, lodged 30 April 2010.
Rating now
D63 points
Could reach
C69 points
6 points higher with the improvements below
- Built
- 1983–1990
- Solar panels
- None recorded
What the assessor found
Each part of the home, with the certificate's own energy efficiency rating.
Walls
Cavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)
GoodRoof
Pitched, 150 mm loft insulation
GoodFloor
Suspended, no insulation (assumed)
Not rated on the certificate
Heating
Electric storage heaters
PoorHeating controls
Manual charge control
PoorHot water
Electric immersion, off-peak
PoorLighting
Low energy lighting in all fixed outlets
Very goodSecond heating
Room heaters, electric
Not rated on the certificate
Estimated running costs
A year, now and after the recommended improvements.
£77 a year less after the improvements
Heating
Hot water
Lighting
The assessor's estimates at the energy prices in use when the certificate was made (2010), for a typical household. Today's bills will differ.
Improvements the certificate recommends
In the certificate's order. Each rating assumes the steps before it are done.
- 1
Increase loft insulation to 270 mm
No cost given on the certificate · saves about £15 a year
Rating after64D - 2
Fan assisted storage heaters
No cost given on the certificate · saves about £63 a year
Rating after69C - 3
Solar water heating
No cost given on the certificate · saves about £48 a year
Rating after72C - 4
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp
No cost given on the certificate · saves about £183 a year
Rating after86B - 5
Wind turbine
No cost given on the certificate · saves about £13 a year
Rating after87B
Costs and savings are the certificate's own, as estimated when it was made.
History
What it has sold for
Sale history
Every sale of this home registered with HM Land Registry since 1995
| Sold | Price paid | Change | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2012 | £137,500 | +1.9% | +0.3% |
| August 2006 | £135,000 | First sale | – |
Nearby
Neighbours and the sales behind the figure
Homes in ME5 9NF
Ranked by what comparable sales show. Choose one to see its page.
Recent sales of terraced homes nearby
The closest sales of the same type in the last two years, registered with HM Land Registry. Choose one to see its page.
| Home | Price | Sold | Size | Per sq ft | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 Orbit CloseME5 9NF · Terraced | £250,000 | Apr 2026 | – | – | < 0.1 mi |
| 20 Orbit CloseME5 9NF · Terraced | £242,000 | Mar 2026 | – | – | < 0.1 mi |
| 35 Orbit CloseME5 9NF · Terraced | £242,000 | Sept 2025 | – | – | < 0.1 mi |
| 50 Orbit CloseME5 9NF · Terraced | £250,000 | Apr 2025 | – | – | < 0.1 mi |
| 39 Orbit CloseME5 9NF · Terraced | £222,000 | Mar 2025 | – | – | < 0.1 mi |
| 46 Orbit CloseME5 9NF · Terraced | £270,000 | Mar 2025 | – | – | < 0.1 mi |
| 18 Orbit CloseME5 9NF · Terraced | £240,000 | Nov 2024 | – | – | < 0.1 mi |
| 6 Quinion CloseME5 9JS · Terraced | £280,000 | May 2025 | – | – | 0.1 mi |
| 1 Quinion CloseME5 9JS · Terraced | £285,000 | Jan 2025 | – | – | 0.1 mi |
| 6 Spenlow DriveME5 9JT · Terraced | £260,000 | Aug 2026 | – | – | 0.1 mi |
| 15 Spenlow DriveME5 9JT · Terraced | £266,000 | Mar 2026 | – | – | 0.1 mi |
| 13 Spenlow DriveME5 9JT · Terraced | £290,000 | Aug 2025 | – | – | 0.1 mi |
The area
ME5 at a glance
What buyers have paid in ME5
Completed sales in the last 12 months, against the 12 months before
Flats
Terraced
Semi-detached
Detached
| Type | Sales | Average price | Average size | Per sq ft | On the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | 485 | £321,067 | – | – | −1.0% |
| Flats | 24 | £170,875 | – | – | +14.1% |
| Terraced | 180 | £270,089 | – | – | −5.0% |
| Semi-detached | 184 | £328,098 | – | – | +0.1% |
| Detached | 87 | £455,776 | – | – | −1.1% |
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains HM Land Registry UK House Price Index data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Floor area and energy rating from the energy certificate of April 2010.
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