Orchard Cottage, Elmsted, Ashford, TN25 5JW

Orchard Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.

How the estimate is made

The estimate for Orchard Cottage is modelled from its 280 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in TN25 5JW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

Where sold prices come from

Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. No sale is recorded for Orchard Cottage, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.

Reading the EPC

Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Orchard Cottage was lodged in September 2016 at band A and expired in September 2026, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.

Planning records

Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 8 applications are matched to Orchard Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.

Area figures

Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 3 schools and 7 stops listed are measured in a straight line from TN25 5JW, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.