Marshalls Place, Amber Lane, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3SE

Marshalls Place is a six-bedroom detached house in Chart Sutton, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 3SE). It has a recorded floor area of 256 m² (around 2756 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and outbuildings. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

Held since August 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 256 m² the property is well over the postcode median (145 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 17 planning records sit against the property, 9 approved, 8 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1996–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,009,000 is 34.5% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£272/sq ft) was about 32% above the typical sold price in the postcode.