Old Rectory Cottage, Faversham Road, Boughton Lees, Ashford, TN25 4HS
About Old Rectory Cottage
Old Rectory Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Boughton Lees, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 4HS). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views, a self-contained annexe and outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 136 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2012–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £721,000 is 14.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£430/sq ft) was about 82.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in November 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Old Rectory Cottage has an approved side extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at Old Rectory Cottage, Faversham Road, Boughton Lees, Ashford, TN25 4HS
- May 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Garden store and tool shed extension to existing garage
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/00634/AS
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionOct 2012Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Old Rectory Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£721,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.3% per year over 5 years.
£630,000
Growth on file: 15.3% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
24 November 2017Most recent
£630,000
+113.6%over 5 years26 July 2012
£295,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN25 4HS: £570,000 (2018–2002).
Nearby sales in TN25 4HS
Sunningdale, Faversham Road, Boughton Lees, Ashford, TN25 4HS
Sold Feb 2018
£575,000Bocton House, Faversham Road, Boughton Lees, Ashford, TN25 4HS
Sold Sept 2007
£625,000Boughton Aluph Cottage, Faversham Road, Boughton Lees, Ashford, TN25 4HS
Sold Sept 2007
£570,000East Glebe, Faversham Road, Boughton Lees, Ashford, TN25 4HS
Sold Oct 2002
£310,000
Versus other Faversham Road homes
Old Rectory Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 36 (F)
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 192 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 11.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 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
0.5 km
The Green — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Towers School and Sixth Form Centre. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB







