What kind of home is 1 Forge Cottage, The Street, TN23 3AJ?

1 Forge Cottage, The Street, TN23 3AJ is a 3-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 1 Forge Cottage, The Street, TN23 3AJ?

1 Forge Cottage, The Street, TN23 3AJ last sold for £187,000 in March 2004, around 22 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 1 Forge Cottage, The Street, TN23 3AJ?

The current EPC rating for 1 Forge Cottage, The Street, TN23 3AJ is E with a score of 46 out of 100, lodged in October 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 1 Forge Cottage, The Street, TN23 3AJ?

1 Forge Cottage, The Street, TN23 3AJ has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (1,313 sq ft), around 41 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 69% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in TN23 3AJ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 1 Forge Cottage, The Street, TN23 3AJ use?

The latest EPC at 1 Forge Cottage, The Street, TN23 3AJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 1 Forge Cottage, The Street, TN23 3AJ had any planning applications?

1 Forge Cottage, The Street, TN23 3AJ has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in November 2021. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 1 Forge Cottage, The Street, TN23 3AJ?

1 Forge Cottage, The Street, TN23 3AJ is in council tax band D.

Which area is 1 Forge Cottage, The Street, TN23 3AJ in?

1 Forge Cottage, The Street, TN23 3AJ sits in Great Chart, Ashford, Ashford. It falls within the TN23 postcode district in Kent.

Is 1 Forge Cottage, The Street, TN23 3AJ in a safe area?

Police records around 1 Forge Cottage, The Street, TN23 3AJ show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 64% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 1 Forge Cottage, The Street, TN23 3AJ?

The closest primary school to 1 Forge Cottage, The Street, TN23 3AJ is Great Chart Primary School (889m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Chilmington Green School (1.9km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 1 Forge Cottage, The Street, TN23 3AJ?

The closest bus stop to 1 Forge Cottage, The Street, TN23 3AJ is The Swan and Dog, 100m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Forge Cottage, The Street, Great Chart, Ashford, TN23 3AJ

1 planning record

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

122 m²

1313 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 46

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Forge Cottage

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

1 Forge Cottage is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Great Chart, Ashford, Ashford (TN23 3AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since March 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £376,000 sits 101.1% above the 2004 sale of £187,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£142/sq ft) was about 41.6% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenFront

Building

Period featuresYes
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Forge 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 21 Oct 2025

EPC Rating

E46

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

7.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Forge Cottage, The Street, Great Chart, Ashford, TN23 3AJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 1 Forge Cottage, The Street, Great Chart, Ashford, TN23 3AJ

1decisions11documents5nearby

Nov 2021
RenovationFull
Outcome in report
Remedial work to the exterior brickwork by rendering the ground floor level.
Documents
11 docs on file
Reference
21/00787/AS
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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.

1 Forge Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£376,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2004)

£187,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

5 March 2004Most recent
£187,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN23 3AJ: £160,000 (2021–1996).

Nearby sales in TN23 3AJ

On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 1 Forge Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,533

Street avg £3,026

Strongly below

Floor Area

122 m²

Street avg 79 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.0 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

Below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Ashford report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

The Swan and Dog — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Great Chart Primary School. 15 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TN23 3AJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for TN23 3AJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.5dB

Low

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