Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
7 Church Road Cottages, Chart Road, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3RG
Notable views
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
106 m²
1141 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 7 Church Road Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
7 Church Road Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Chart Sutton, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 3RG). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include notable views.
At 106 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £484,000 is 21% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£351/sq ft) was about 38.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £400,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Notable viewsYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Mar 2021EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 29 March 2031
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 7 Church Road Cottages, Chart Road, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3RG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
7 Church Road Cottages has no planning applications on record.
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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
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£484,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£400,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 May 2022Most recent
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 3RG: £230,000 (2021–2013).
Nearby sales in ME17 3RG
Chart Hill Cottage, Chart Road, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3RG
Sold Apr 2021
£520,0001 Church Road Cottages, Chart Road, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3RG
Sold Mar 2021
£165,0003 Church Road Cottages, Chart Road, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3RG
Sold Oct 2013
£230,000Hill Cottage, Chart Road, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3RG
Sold Jun 2010
£285,000High View Cottage, Chart Road, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3RG
Sold Sept 2009
£270,000
Versus other Chart Road homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
7 Church Road Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,774
Street avg £2,795
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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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.
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
0.9 km
Chart Corner — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Sutton Valence Primary School. 3 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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME17 3RG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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