The Old Bakery, Flat 3, Victoria Crescent, Ashford, TN23 7HL
About The Old Bakery
The Old Bakery is a semi-detached house in Ashford (TN23 7HL). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012-2021 and council tax band A. At 86 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across The Old Bakery (43–86 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 8 units on file. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity.
8 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£281/sq ft) was about 57.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £260,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
The Old Bakery's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Hot water system upgraded
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
The Old Bakery has been through 7 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
8 applications on record at The Old Bakery, Flat 3, Victoria Crescent, Ashford, TN23 7HL
- Jun 2014ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Revised scheme to planning approval 10/01572/AS to change previously approved ground floor 2no. one bedroom residential apartments to 2no. two bedroom residential apartments and the addition of a single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 31 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00316/AS
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsMar 2022Decision
- ConditionsJan 2021Decision
+ 5 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£237,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£260,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 July 2022Most recent
£260,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN23 7HL: £325,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in TN23 7HL
2 Victoria Crescent, Ashford, TN23 7HL
Sold Oct 2025
£350,0003 Victoria Crescent, Ashford, TN23 7HL
Sold Jul 2025
£343,0004 Victoria Crescent, Ashford, TN23 7HL
Sold Dec 2024
£300,000The Old Auction Rooms, Unit B, Victoria Crescent, Ashford, TN23 7HL
Sold Feb 2023
£120,000The Old Bakery, Flat 4, Victoria Crescent, Ashford, TN23 7HL
Sold Jul 2022
£150,000
Versus other Victoria Crescent homes
The Old Bakery outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,023
Street avg £12,922
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 59 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
0.6 t/year
Street avg 1.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
John Wallis Square — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Victoria Road Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB







