Heronden, Chart Hill Road, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3EZ
About Heronden
Heronden is a seven-bedroom detached house in Chart Sutton, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 3EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 529 m² (around 5694 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2025); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in March 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 529 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £788,000 sits 118.9% above the 2007 sale of £360,000. 13 planning records sit against the property, 11 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms7
- Bathrooms6
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
- Swimming poolYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Heronden's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 21 July 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property is a large detached home over 300m², has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
A recent planning application at Heronden was refused — worth checking the council file.
13 applications on record at Heronden, Chart Hill Road, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3EZ
- Feb 2008Change Of UseFullOutcome in report
Construction of pool building and swimming pool, including change of use of riding arena to residential garden land as shown on drawing numbers PP.1, PP.2, PP.3, PP.4 & PP.5 received on 03/01/08 and as described on the Planning Form 1 and in the letter from Bishop Consultancy Ltd received on 03/01/08.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/2312
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationDec 2025Decision
- ConditionsSept 2020Decision
+ 10 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£788,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£360,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 March 2007Most recent
£360,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in ME17 3EZ: £1,300,000 (2019–2019).
Nearby sales in ME17 3EZ
Versus other Chart Hill Road homes
Floor Area for Heronden runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
529 m²
Street avg 135 m²
CO₂ Emissions
19.0 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Street avg 5 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
1.2 km
Cobfield — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Sutton Valence Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB







