Chapel Cottage, Chart Road, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3RA
About Chapel Cottage
Chapel Cottage is a semi-detached house in Chart Sutton, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 3RA). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
At 151 m² it's 22.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (123 m² median across 8 EPCs). Across 2022–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £438,000 is 27% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 33.5% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: July 2023 at £345,000.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 July 2032
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Chapel Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Chapel Cottage changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£438,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 1 year.
£345,000
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
13 July 2023Most recent
£345,000
+2.7%over 1 year29 June 2022
£336,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 3RA: £490,000 (2024–2010).
Nearby sales in ME17 3RA
Malt House, Chart Road, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3RA
Sold Mar 2024
£775,000Lingfield, Chart Road, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3RA
Sold May 2017
£420,000Petersfield, Chart Road, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3RA
Sold Mar 2016
£421,000Cedar Lodge, Chart Road, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3RA
Sold Dec 2010
£490,000Weald Cottage, Chart Road, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3RA
Sold Apr 2010
£595,000
Versus other Chart Road homes
On price per m², Chapel Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,285
Street avg £3,804
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
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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 King's Head — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Sutton Valence Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB







