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About 9 Forest Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
9 Forest Cottages is a semi-detached house in Challock, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 4AR). It has a recorded floor area of 201 m² (around 2164 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced Ashford HPI: 9.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £589,000 is 13.3% above the 2020 sale price. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 201 m² it's 21.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (165 m² median across 23 EPCs). Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £520,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
9 Forest Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 4)
Oct 2019
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 9 Forest Cottages, Buck Street, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4AR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
9 Forest Cottages has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2014ExtensionFullPermit
Extension: Rear of property
Extension to ground and first floors to rear of property.
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
See how we calculated this£589,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.4% per year over 7 years.
Last sold (2020)
£520,000
Growth on file: 9.4% per year over 7 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.
Price per m² for 9 Forest Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,587
Street avg £3,320
Floor Area
201 m²
Street avg 167 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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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