3 Trafalgar Cottages, Chart Road, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3RB

3 Trafalgar Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chart Sutton, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 3RB). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since June 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 99), a 2-band jump.

Held since April 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £451,000 sits 105% above the 2002 sale of £220,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£170/sq ft) was about 37.8% below the postcode norm. At 120 m² it sits well below the postcode median (200 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.