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

Extendable4 sales on record3 planning records

Estimated value

£504,000

  • Since the 2026 sale (£600,000)-16%
  • Against TN25 4AR's recent median (£680,000)-26%

Newest record on this page: April 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
165 m²
1776 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£504,000

  • Against its 2026 sale (£600,000)-16%
  • Against TN25 4AR's recent median (£680,000)-26%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 5 Forest Cottages is modelled from its 165 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in TN25 4AR. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    165 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2025

  • Sales of this home

    4 sales recorded, the latest in 2026

  • Recent sales in TN25 4AR

    5 sales, median £680,000 (2026–2024)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: April 2026Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 3 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

5 Forest Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 April 2026Most recent

    £600,000

    +39.5%over 10 years

  2. 9 September 2015

    £430,000

    +72.0%over 11 years

  3. 3 August 2004

    £249,995

    +184.1%over 8 years

  4. 8 July 1996

    £88,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN25 4AR: £680,000 (2026–2024).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 5 Forest Cottages

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

5 Forest Cottages is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Challock, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 4AR). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Across 1996–2026, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £504,000 is 16% below the 2026 sale of £600,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£338/sq ft) was about 40.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. A recent sale: £600,000 in April 2026. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Summer houseYes

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
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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.

5 Forest Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 21 May 2035

8 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Forest Cottages, Buck Street, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4AR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Forest Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

3 applications on record at 5 Forest Cottages, Buck Street, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4AR

3decisions3extensions40documents
  1. Dec 2018
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property

    Single storey side/rear extension; raising the pitch on existing side section to allow for dormer window

    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    18/01002/AS
    Full record in report
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  3. ExtensionDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

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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.

5 Forest Cottages is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,636

Street avg £3,232

Above

Floor Area

165 m²

Street avg 172 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

9.6 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Strongly below
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.
Full Ashford report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

63/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.

Nearest schools

  • Challock Primary SchoolPrimary674m

Nearest stops

  • The StagBus stop598m
  • The StagBus stop677m
  • The GeorgeBus stop1.9km

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences363 reports44%
  • Anti-social Behaviour107 reports13%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson83 reports10%
  • Other Theft63 reports8%

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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
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 5 Forest Cottages is modelled from its 165 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in TN25 4AR. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for 5 Forest Cottages. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 5 Forest Cottages was lodged in May 2025 at band E and is valid until May 2035. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 3 applications are matched to 5 Forest Cottages. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 3 stops listed are measured in a straight line from TN25 4AR, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
5 Forest Cottages is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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