Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Lower Farm, Forsham Lane, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3ER
6 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
250 m²
2691 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Lower Farm
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Lower Farm is a detached house in Chart Sutton, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 3ER). It has a recorded floor area of 250 m² (around 2691 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil.
At 250 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Lower Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Aug 2024EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 August 2034
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Lower Farm, Forsham Lane, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3ER, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Lower Farm has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
6 applications on record at Lower Farm, Forsham Lane, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3ER
6decisions3extensions82documents8nearby
Flagged:RetrospectiveListed building
- Mar 2010PorchHeritageOutcome in report
Application for listed building consent for replacement cladding on front elevation, replacement windows and retention of lean to extension, open sided porch and casement doors with pentice roof as shown on Design and Access statement, supporting documents, site location plan and drawing nos. 780 (899)-1, 780 (899)-2, 780 (899)-3, 780 (899)-4 and 780 (899)-4(rider) received 13/11/09 and letter received 15/01/10.
ListedRetrospectiveExtensionNew Windows- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/2067
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationOct 2023Decision
- HeritageJul 2020Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Lower 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£996,000
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 1 sales in ME17 3ER: £70,000 (1995–1995).
Nearby sales in ME17 3ER
Versus other Forsham Lane homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for Lower Farm runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
250 m²
Street avg 89 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.9 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Maidstone district page.
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
1.6 km
Layby — bus stop.
Closest school
2.6 km
Sutton Valence Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME17 3ER from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB
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