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About 10 Forest Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
10 Forest Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Challock, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 4AR). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 98), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Ashford HPI: 0.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £466,000 is 32.4% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£306/sq ft) was about 29.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 107 m² it sits well below the postcode median (180 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, an annexe and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in September 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
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
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
10 Forest Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Mar 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 10 Forest Cottages, Buck Street, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4AR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
10 Forest Cottages has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2016Garage ConversionFullPermit
Conversion of garage building to annexe accommodation.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
10 Forest Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£466,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.8% per year over 9 years.
Last sold (2015)
£352,000
Growth on file: 0.8% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Buck Street homes
Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 10 Forest Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,290
Street avg £3,286
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 171 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TN25 4AR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 4 points of interest in total.
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