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1 Orchard Cottages, Amber Lane, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3SE

1 planning record
Council tax
Band D
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Overview

About 1 Orchard Cottages

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

1 Orchard Cottages is a property in Chart Sutton, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 3SE). It has council tax band D.

It hasn't traded since February 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Orchard Cottages, Amber Lane, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3SE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension at 1 Orchard Cottages.

1 application on record at 1 Orchard Cottages, Amber Lane, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3SE

1decisions1extensions4documents8nearby
  1. Nov 2006
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property

    Erection of part single storey, part two storey rear extension as shown on the OS site location plan and drawing number 06/2625 received on 21/08/06, and as amended by the letter from Priory Designs dated 22/09/06 and received 26/09/06.

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    06/1662
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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 1 Orchard Cottages was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Last sold (2002)

£54,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 February 2002Most recent

    £54,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 3SE: £405,000 (2025–2021).

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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Area

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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

0.1 km

Chart Corner — bus stop.

Closest school

1.4 km

Leigh Academy Langley Park. 6 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME17 3SE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.3dB

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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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