Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Daffodil Cottage is a detached house in East Brabourne, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 5LR). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 92 m² it sits well below the postcode median (177 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs).
Certificate validity
Valid until 31 July 2032
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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Daffodil 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.
Daffodil Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£493,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN25 5LR: £1,175,000 (2023–2016).
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Daffodil Cottage outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 44 (E)
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 289 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
63/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.5 km
Andrews Close — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Brabourne Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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