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Hillview Cottage, Chart Hill Road, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3RQ

Notable views3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
150 m²
1615 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About Hillview Cottage

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

Hillview Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Chart Sutton, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 3RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views and a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 150 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2008–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,070,000 is 28.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£514/sq ft) was about 77.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in December 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused.

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • GarageYes
  • Notable viewsYes

Building

  • ConciergeYes
  • Period featuresYes
  • Previously extendedYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
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  • 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.

Hillview Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Aug 2025

Current Certificate
Aug 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 24 August 2025

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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC CPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Hillview Cottage, Chart Hill Road, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3RQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 applications on record at Hillview Cottage, Chart Hill Road, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3RQ

3decisions10documents8nearby
  1. Jun 2009
    Conditions
    Outcome in report

    An application to discharge materials relating to MA/08/2242 (Erection of detached garage with annexe) - submission of details received on 1st May 2009 being pursuant to condition 3 materials.

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    09/0768
    Full record in report
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  3. ConditionsDecision
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on Hillview Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£1,070,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£830,000

Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 December 2016Most recent

    £830,000

    +78.5%over 8 years
  2. 30 March 2008

    £465,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 3RQ: £315,000 (2021–2015).

On the street

Versus other Chart Hill Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Hillview Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,533

Street avg £3,619

Strongly above

Floor Area

150 m²

Street avg 134 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 7.6 t/year

Above

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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.

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

Chart Corner — bus stop.

Closest school

1.5 km

Sutton Valence Primary School. 5 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME17 3RQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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