1 Elmstead Court Cottage, Elmsted, Ashford, TN25 5JN
About 1 Elmstead Court Cottage
1 Elmstead Court Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Elmsted, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 5JN). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 103), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since September 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1998–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £504,000 sits 81.3% above the 2007 sale of £278,000. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Elmstead Court Cottage has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
4 applications on record at 1 Elmstead Court Cottage, Elmsted, Ashford, TN25 5JN
- Apr 2001PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Front of property
Erection of porch to front elevation
Extension- Reference
- Y01/0173/SH
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionApr 2025Decision
- ExtensionMay 2019Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
1 Elmstead Court Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£504,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.2% per year over 9 years.
£278,000
Growth on file: 11.2% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
10 September 2007Most recent
£278,000
+152.7%over 8 years18 December 1998
£110,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in TN25 5JN: £580,000 (2021–1997).
Versus the street
1 Elmstead Court Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 69 (C)
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 177 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.9 km
Park Corner — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Bodsham Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB







