Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Goodcheap Farm Cottage, Hinxhill, Ashford, TN25 5NS
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
143 m²
1539 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 22
Tenure
Private Rental
About 1 Goodcheap Farm Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Goodcheap Farm Cottage is a semi-detached house in Hinxhill, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 5NS). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows an F (score 22), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Goodcheap Farm Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Feb 2023EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F22
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
18.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 18 February 2033
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Goodcheap Farm Cottage, Hinxhill, Ashford, TN25 5NS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 Goodcheap Farm 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
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
1 Goodcheap Farm Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£516,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
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.
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1 Goodcheap Farm Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
22 (F)
Street avg 43 (E)
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 91 m²
CO₂ Emissions
18.0 t/year
Street avg 8.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Ashford district page.
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
1.5 km
William Harvey Hospital — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Brook Community Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TN25 5NS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
40.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.2dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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