Forest Lodge, Buck Street, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4AR

Forest Lodge is a five-bedroom detached house in Challock, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 4AR). It has a recorded floor area of 223 m² (around 2400 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Sale prices here have outpaced Ashford HPI: 1.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£279/sq ft) was about 18.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 223 m² the property is well over the postcode median (165 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold January 2025 for £670,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.