7 Downsview Cottage, Westwell Lane, Westwell, Ashford, TN25 4LE
About 7 Downsview Cottage
7 Downsview Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Westwell, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 4LE). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in October 2006. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2003–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £291,000 sits 81.9% above the 2006 sale of £160,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
7 Downsview Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
7 Downsview Cottage has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
£291,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 3 years.
£160,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
25 October 2006Most recent
£160,000
+14.3%over 3 years5 June 2003
£140,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in TN25 4LE: £162,500 (2011–2011).
Nearby sales in TN25 4LE
Versus other Westwell Lane homes
7 Downsview Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
36 (F)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 90 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.0 km
The Woolpack — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
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
50.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB







