Ashford Crossing Cottage, Buckhorn Weston, Gillingham, SP8 5HW
About Ashford Crossing Cottage
Ashford Crossing Cottage is a detached house in Buckhorn Weston, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5HW). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a G (score 5), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (May 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Ashford Crossing Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Hot water efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
Ashford Crossing Cottage has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Feb 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erect single storey extension to the west elevation
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- P/HOU/2023/06774
- Oct 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erect single storey side extension
- Council
- North Dorset
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 2/2017/1300/HOUSE
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Sales history & valuation
Ashford Crossing Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£277,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 3 sales in SP8 5HW: £850,000 (2018–2009).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
1.2 km
Stapleton Arms — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB








