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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.
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.
EPC 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
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.
- Oct 2023RenovationHeritageGranted
Listed Building Consent for internal and external alterations including demolitions of partition walls and fixtures, structural alterations and relocation of small side window.
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£948,000
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.
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
Similar properties nearby
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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
1.6 km
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
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 7 points of interest in total.
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