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3 planning records
About Orchard Cottage Farm
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Orchard Cottage Farm is a detached house in Grafty Green, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 2AU). It has a recorded floor area of 198 m² (around 2131 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Orchard Cottage Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jul 2022
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Orchard Cottage Farm, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, Maidstone, ME17 2AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jan 2015AnnexFullGranted
Conversion and change of use of existing barn / stable building to form holiday let cottage as shown on drawings 3244a11/05 received on 24/6/14; drawing 3244a11/04/B received on 17/7/14; as amended by drawing 3244a11/03/C received 13/11/14.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Orchard Cottage Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£845,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 8 points of interest in total.
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