Hill Cottage, Chart Road, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3RG

Hill Cottage is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chart Sutton, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 3RG). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1030 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2009) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The latest certificate is from December 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since June 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 96 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £400,000 is 40.4% above the 2010 sale price.