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About 1 Hillside Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Hillside Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Boughton Lees, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 4HU). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2015 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 99), a 4-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Ashford HPI: 6.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £389,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Feb 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Hillside Cottages, Faversham Road, Boughton Lees, Ashford, TN25 4HU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Sept 2023ExtensionFullApprove with Conditions
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 1 Hillside Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£424,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 7 years.
Last sold (2022)
£389,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Faversham Road homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 42 (E)
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 112 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TN25 4HU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 36 points of interest in total.
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