Coombe Farm, D Arcy Spice, Sutton Valence Hill, Sutton Valence, Maidstone, ME17 3AX
About Coombe Farm
Coombe Farm is a semi-detached house in Sutton Valence, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 3AX). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump.
One planning record on file: change of use to residential approved in 2018. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 62 m² it's 21.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 March 2034
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Planning history
1 application on record at Coombe Farm, D Arcy Spice, Sutton Valence Hill, Sutton Valence, Maidstone, ME17 3AX
- Jun 2018Change of UseAmendmentOutcome in report
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) for change of use of an existing building to Class C3 residential dwellinghouse.
Retrospective- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/502115/LDCEX
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Sales history & valuation
Coombe Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£319,000
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.
Median price across the last 2 sales in ME17 3AX: £257,500 (2025–2002).
Versus other Sutton Valence Hill homes
Coombe Farm is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 62 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
144/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
The Harbour — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Sutton Valence Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB







