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10 Forest Cottages, Buck Street, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4AR

3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
107 m²
1152 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 36
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

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.

At 107 m² it sits well below the postcode median (188 m² across 26 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. Across 2006–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.8% per year. 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 35.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in September 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.

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

  • Bedrooms3
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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.

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F36
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Early 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC FNo mains gas

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Planning

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.

3 applications on record at 10 Forest Cottages, Buck Street, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4AR

3decisions3extensions22documents
  1. Mar 2014
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of a single storey rear extension and a first floor bedroom extension above the existing kitchen

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    14/00117/AS
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Garage ConversionDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

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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.

10 Forest Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£466,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.8% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£352,000

Growth on file: 0.8% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 September 2015Most recent

    £352,000

    +7.3%over 8 years
  2. 6 November 2006

    £328,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN25 4AR: £670,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Buck Street homes

Four headline reads against 26 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 £3,200

On par

Floor Area

107 m²

Street avg 175 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

8.6 t/year

Street avg 5.2 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.

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

The Stag — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Challock Primary School. 1 school 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 TN25 4AR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN25 4AR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN25 4AR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

Low
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75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 10 Forest Cottages, Buck Street, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4AR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.