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Orchard Farm Nursery, Orchard Spot, Chartway Street, Sutton Valence, Maidstone, ME17 3JB
4 sales on record11 planning records
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About Orchard Farm Nursery
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Orchard Farm Nursery is a property in Sutton Valence, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 3JB).
Last sale on file: £100,000 in June 2024. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 11 planning records sit against the property, 10 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2017–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 43.8% per year.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Orchard Farm Nursery, Orchard Spot, Chartway Street, Sutton Valence, Maidstone, ME17 3JB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
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11 applications on record at Orchard Farm Nursery, Orchard Spot, Chartway Street, Sutton Valence, Maidstone, ME17 3JB
11decisions137documents8nearby
Flagged:RetrospectiveChange of use
- Mar 2011Change Of UseFullOutcome in report
Change of use of the land to a mixed use as a horticultural nursery with a farm shop and cafe. Provision of a revised access as shown on site location plan and drawing no. 766/1 received on 9/12/10.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/2119
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- Change of UseJun 2025Decision
- FullJun 2024Decision
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Sales history & valuation
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Price for Orchard Farm Nursery has grown more than fourfold since the 2017 starting point.
Last sold (2024)
£100,000
Growth on file: 43.8% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
19 June 2024Most recent
£100,000
+1328.6%over 1 year5 September 2022
£7,000
-12.5%over 4 years23 March 2018
£8,000
4 July 2017
£8,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 3JB: £715,000 (2023–2007).
Nearby sales in ME17 3JB
Church Farmhouse, Chartway Street, Sutton Valence, Maidstone, ME17 3JB
Sold Jan 2023
£1,055,000Rose Cottage, Chartway Street, Sutton Valence, Maidstone, ME17 3JB
Sold Sept 2015
£715,0003 Orchard Place, Chartway Street, Sutton Valence, Maidstone, ME17 3JB
Sold Mar 2014
£40,000The Ness, Chartway Street, Sutton Valence, Maidstone, ME17 3JB
Sold Aug 2002
£240,000Cheery Tree Barn, Chartway Street, Sutton Valence, Maidstone, ME17 3JB
Sold May 1999
£330,000
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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
0.6 km
Charlton Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Kingswood Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB
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