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Buying at DA14 5BG

Before you offer on a home at DA14 5BG: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the postcode.

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £385k. In St Mary Cray East.

2 to check2 clear£385k typical on Maidstone Road

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) significant, soluble rock (sinkholes) significant, running sand moderateBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.
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Noise above WHO guidelines: road 70 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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Radon: up to 1–3% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).
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2 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
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Busy road: A20, 500 m awayAbout 48,434 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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Inside London's ULEZOlder vehicles that don't meet its standards pay a daily charge to drive here.
Clear
No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
Clear
No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.

Xoserve, UKHSA/BGS radon atlas, BGS GeoSure, Coal Authority, Environment Agency (© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026), Defra noise maps, Historic England, Ofcom, council planning registers (OGL). For a particular home, its buyer's report (below) adds tenure, energy rating, age and extensions.

Price

Is the asking price fair?

£385ktypical sale on Maidstone Road, last 10 years

£4,885typical price per m² in St Mary Cray East

£3,910–£5,300per m² for homes at DA14 5BG sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £4,885 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £440k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

Trend

Prices in St Mary Cray East

St Mary Cray East

+53% over ten years (2015 to 2025).

Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.

Comparables

What sold nearby in the last two years

Type	Sales	Typical	Range
Detached	7	£530k	£425k – £1.55m
Semi-detached	33	£425k	£315k – £614k
Terraced	62	£348k	£200k – £800k
Flat	14	£230k	£95k – £320k

Standard sales in St Mary Cray East. Every recent sale.

Running costs

What it costs to live here

A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.

MHCLG council tax; Xoserve gas connections.

Supply

How often homes come up

8sales on Maidstone Road in the last two years

116sales in St Mary Cray East in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at DA14 5BG

Home	Last sold	Floor area
Charlton, Maidstone RoadDetached	£395,000, Sept 2014	110 m²	Buyer's report →
Orchard House, Maidstone RoadTerraced	£615,000, May 2026	155 m²	Buyer's report →
Ruxley Cottage, Maidstone RoadDetached	£720,000, Oct 2003	–	Buyer's report →
Ruxley Garage, Maidstone RoadOther	£46,100,000, Jul 2018	–	Buyer's report →
Ruxley House, Maidstone RoadDetached	£750,000, Apr 2005	417 m²	Buyer's report →
Tollgate, Maidstone RoadDetached	£530,000, Nov 2025	100 m²	Buyer's report →
Toynbee, Maidstone RoadSemi-detached	£312,500, Aug 2016	80 m²	Buyer's report →

Each report: sale history, today's estimate, energy rating, running costs and the questions for your solicitor.

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Buying at DA14 5BG

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £385k. In St Mary Cray East.

2 to check2 clear£385k typical on Maidstone Road

Before you make an offer

Check

Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) significant, soluble rock (sinkholes) significant, running sand moderateBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.

Check

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 70 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

Radon: up to 1–3% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).

Note

2 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.

Note

Busy road: A20, 500 m awayAbout 48,434 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

Note

Inside London's ULEZOlder vehicles that don't meet its standards pay a daily charge to drive here.

Clear

No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.

Clear

No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.

Is the asking price fair?

£385ktypical sale on Maidstone Road, last 10 years

£4,885typical price per m² in St Mary Cray East

£3,910–£5,300per m² for homes at DA14 5BG sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £4,885 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £440k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

What homes cost and rent in St Mary Cray East, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£249k	£184k	£1,200 a month	5.8%
2 beds	£352k	£325k	£1,500 a month	5.1%
3 beds	£422k	£384k	£1,900 a month	5.4%
4+ beds	£545k	£483k	£2,460 a month	5.4%
All homes	£376k	£335k	£1,440 a month	4.6%

Values: sales since 2021 of homes with an energy certificate (bedrooms estimated from its rooms), carried to today on the local price index; the cheaper quarter is what a quarter of them go for under. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare, or the postcode district's own rent (ONS, London). Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places