The Old Bakery, Flat 5, Victoria Crescent, Ashford, TN23 7HL
About The Old Bakery
The Old Bakery is an end-of-terrace house in Ashford (TN23 7HL). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012 onwards and council tax band B. At 49 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in The Old Bakery, where floor areas span 43–86 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 8 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2013. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (85 m² across 37 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 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 (£322/sq ft) was about 81.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2022 for £170,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Hot water system upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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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 5, 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.
£168,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£170,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 July 2022Most recent
£170,000
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
On epc rating, The Old Bakery runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,469
Street avg £12,873
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 1.6 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







