Great Pested Farm, The Barn, Pested Lane, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4BD
About Great Pested Farm
Great Pested Farm is a detached house in Challock, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 4BD). It has a recorded floor area of 467 m² (around 5027 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil.
At 467 m² the property is well over the postcode median (184 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.5% per year. Most recent transfer: September 2020 at £1,800,000.
Energy performance
Great Pested Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
A recent planning application at Great Pested Farm was refused — worth checking the council file.
6 applications on record at Great Pested Farm, The Barn, Pested Lane, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4BD
- Feb 2019AnnexFullOutcome in report
Conversion of existing agricultural barn to create holiday let and annexe for dependant family with detached stable block
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00476/AS
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsOct 2024Decision
- HeritageSept 2024Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,860,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.5% per year over 5 years.
£1,800,000
Growth on file: 9.5% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
9 September 2020Most recent
£1,800,000
+64.4%over 5 years27 March 2015
£1,095,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN25 4BD: £527,000 (2021–2004).
Nearby sales in TN25 4BD
Walnut Cottage, Pested Lane, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4BD
Sold Jan 2021
£606,000Pested Cottage, Pested Lane, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4BD
Sold Nov 2016
£730,000Greenfields, Pested Lane, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4BD
Sold Feb 2009
£390,000Barnfield, Pested Lane, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4BD
Sold Jul 2004
£500,000
Versus other Pested Lane homes
Great Pested Farm outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
67 (D)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
467 m²
Street avg 160 m²
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.8 km
The Stag — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Challock Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB







