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About 3 Orchard Bank
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Orchard Bank is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chart Sutton, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 3SG). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 881 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £317,000 sits 76.1% above the 2012 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 24.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 14 years ago, in June 2012.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
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 Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jul 2021
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Orchard Bank, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, ME17 3SG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Feb 2017ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Demolition of existing store/outbuilding and erection of a new single storey side and rear extension.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£317,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2012)
£180,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Orchard Bank homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
3 Orchard Bank is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,198
Street avg £3,147
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.0 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME17 3SG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB
Everything within walking distance
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