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Pound Cottage, Church Hill, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN23 3EF

3 sales on record2 planning records

Estimated value

£548,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£540,000)+1%
  • Against TN23 3EF's recent median (£365,000)+50%

Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
165 m²
1776 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£548,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£540,000)+1%
  • Against TN23 3EF's recent median (£365,000)+50%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Pound Cottage is modelled from its 165 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in TN23 3EF. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    165 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2022

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in TN23 3EF

    5 sales, median £365,000 (2025–2019)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: March 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 2 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on Pound Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 March 2025Most recent

    £540,000

    +118.2%over 21 years

  2. 9 October 2003

    £247,500

    +127.1%over 6 years

  3. 9 September 1997

    £109,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN23 3EF: £365,000 (2025–2019).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Pound Cottage, Church Hill, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN23 3EF. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Pound Cottage

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

Pound Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Kingsnorth, Ashford, Ashford (TN23 3EF). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 98), a 3-band jump.

At 165 m² the property is well over the postcode median (124 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £540,000 in March 2025. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£304/sq ft) was about 54.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms2
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • DrivewayYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas fired
  • RefurbishedYes
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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
Energy

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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 19 July 2032

5 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2022from Sept 2011
EPC improved fromE53toD68
Low Energy Lighting
31%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Pound Cottage, Church Hill, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN23 3EF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 applications on record at Pound Cottage, Church Hill, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN23 3EF

2decisions2extensions21documents5nearby
  1. Feb 2012
    Garage ConversionOutline
    Outcome in report

    Application for Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed Use - Conversion of garage to habitable accommodation and associated external works

    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    12/00092/AS
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Garage ConversionDecision

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On the street

Versus other Church Hill homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for Pound Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,273

Street avg £2,744

Above

Floor Area

165 m²

Street avg 120 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Ashford district page.
Full Ashford report

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

Crime

247/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Queens Head — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School. 12 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Kingsnorth Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary135m
  • Furley Park Primary AcademyPrimary886m
  • The John Wallis Church of England AcademyAll-through1.1km
  • The John Wallis Church of England AcademyAll-through1.1km

Nearest stops

  • Queens HeadBus stop300m
  • Park Farm RoundaboutBus stop345m
  • Forestall MeadowBus stop392m
  • Hawthorn RoadBus stop504m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,652 reports39%
  • Anti-social Behaviour774 reports18%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson378 reports9%
  • Other Theft270 reports6%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN23 3EF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 build

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Pound Cottage is modelled from its 165 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in TN23 3EF. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for Pound Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Pound Cottage was lodged in July 2022 at band D and is valid until July 2032. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to Pound Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 17 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 12 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from TN23 3EF, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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