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Norton Forstal, Church Road, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3RE

4 planning records

Estimated value

£794,000

  • Since the 1999 sale (£300,000)+165%
  • Against ME17 3RE's recent median (£1,800,000)-56%

Newest record on this page: August 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
140 m²
1507 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£794,000

  • Against its 1999 sale (£300,000)+165%
  • Against ME17 3RE's recent median (£1,800,000)-56%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Norton Forstal is modelled from its 140 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in ME17 3RE. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    140 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2019

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 1999

  • Recent sales in ME17 3RE

    2 sales, median £1,800,000 (2022–2022)

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SalesLatest sale shown: August 2022Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 4 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Norton Forstal has been held in the same hands since before 2000.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 October 1999Most recent

    £300,000

Median price across the last 2 sales in ME17 3RE: £1,800,000 (2022–2022).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Norton Forstal, Church Road, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3RE. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Norton Forstal

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Norton Forstal is a detached house in Chart Sutton, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 3RE). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

It hasn't traded since October 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £794,000 sits 164.7% above the 1999 sale of £300,000. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Norton Forstal's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate
Jan 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 24 January 2029

2 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Norton Forstal, Church Road, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3RE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A recent planning application at Norton Forstal was refused — worth checking the council file.

4 applications on record at Norton Forstal, Church Road, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3RE

4decisions1extensions41documents8nearby
  1. May 2024
    OutbuildingFull
    Outcome in report

    Erection of 3 bay oak front pitched roof detached garage with first floor storage and rooflights.

    Documents
    14 docs on file
    Reference
    24/501091/FULL
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ConditionsDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

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  • All 4 applications on this property in full, plus 8 notable nearby
  • The 41 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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On the street

Versus other Church Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Norton Forstal outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

49 (E)

Street avg 45 (E)

Above

Floor Area

140 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.6 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Maidstone district page.
Full Maidstone report

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

0.7 km

The King's Head — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Sutton Valence Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Sutton Valence Primary SchoolPrimary643m
  • Leigh Academy Langley ParkPrimary2.5km
  • The Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary3.0km

Nearest stops

  • The King's HeadBus stop702m
  • Village HallBus stop760m
  • Warmlake CrossroadsBus stop941m
  • Warmlake CrossroadsBus stop961m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences676 reports34%
  • Anti-social Behaviour391 reports19%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson196 reports10%
  • Other Theft178 reports9%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME17 3RE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME17 3RE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME17 3RE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Norton Forstal is modelled from its 140 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in ME17 3RE. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Norton Forstal. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Norton Forstal was lodged in January 2019 at band E and is valid until January 2029. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 4 applications are matched to Norton Forstal. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 3 schools and 25 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME17 3RE, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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