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About 4 Orchard Farm Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
4 Orchard Farm Cottage is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chart Sutton, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 3RZ). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Maidstone HPI: 3.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£432/sq ft) was about 41% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (130 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £330,000 in November 2021. 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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£357,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 19 years.
Last sold (2021)
£330,000
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Lested Lane homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 4 Orchard Farm Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,648
Street avg £3,678
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME17 3RZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 36 points of interest in total.
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