Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Lested Cottage, Plough Wents Road, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3RY
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
140 m²
1507 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Lested Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Lested Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Chart Sutton, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 3RY). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
Held since May 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £494,000 sits 295.2% above the 2003 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£83/sq ft) was about 70% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
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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.
Lested Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Feb 2025EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 12 February 2035
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Lested Cottage, Plough Wents Road, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3RY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Lested Cottage 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.
Lested Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2003).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£494,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2003)
£125,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 May 2003Most recent
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 3RY: £580,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in ME17 3RY
The Shires, Plough Wents Road, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3RY
Sold Mar 2025
£590,000Rodgrove, Plough Wents Road, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3RY
Sold Jan 2025
£470,0001 Natal Cottages, Plough Wents Road, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3RY
Sold May 2024
£665,000Bricklehurst, Plough Wents Road, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3RY
Sold Nov 2022
£580,000Cherry Tree House, Plough Wents Road, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3RY
Sold Oct 2020
£535,000
Versus other Plough Wents Road homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², Lested Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£893
Street avg £3,516
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
0.2 km
Chart Corner — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Leigh Academy Langley Park. 6 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 3RY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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