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3 Drake Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0UP

3 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
134 m²
1442 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Drake Road

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

3 Drake Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Willesborough, Ashford, Ashford (TN24 0UP). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

At 134 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £432,000 is 32.1% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £327,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • GarageYes

Building

  • Central heatingYes
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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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC DExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Drake Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0UP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Drake Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

2 applications on record at 3 Drake Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0UP

2decisions2extensions13documents5nearby
  1. Apr 2003
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Proposed single storey side extension

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    03/00400/AS
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision

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  • Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (2 on record)
  • All 2 applications on this property in full, plus 5 notable nearby
  • The 13 documents, officer reports & conditions
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£432,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 18 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£327,000

Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 January 2021Most recent

    £327,000

    +36.8%over 11 years
  2. 22 December 2009

    £239,000

    +29.2%over 7 years
  3. 22 August 2002

    £185,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN24 0UP: £279,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Drake Road homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

3 Drake Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,440

Street avg £3,426

Strongly below

Floor Area

134 m²

Street avg 71 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 2.9 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

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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
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.

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.6 km

Park Place — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Willesborough Junior School. 8 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 TN24 0UP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN24 0UP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.3dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN24 0UP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 3 Drake Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0UP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.