2 Woodpecker Cottage, The Street, Brook, Ashford, TN25 5PG
About 2 Woodpecker Cottage
2 Woodpecker Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Brook, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 5PG). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 107), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (183 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £325,000 sits 71.1% above the 2016 sale of £190,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in June 2016.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
2 Woodpecker Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Feb 2026
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side and rear extension at 2 Woodpecker Cottage.
2 applications on record at 2 Woodpecker Cottage, The Street, Brook, Ashford, TN25 5PG
- May 2017ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Two storey side/rear extension incorporating terrace and garage
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/01435/AS
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionOct 2018Decision
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Sales history & valuation
£325,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£190,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 June 2016Most recent
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN25 5PG: £625,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in TN25 5PG
Oast Meadow, The Street, Brook, Ashford, TN25 5PG
Sold Sept 2024
£438,000Silver Hills, The Street, Brook, Ashford, TN25 5PG
Sold Aug 2023
£650,000Mile Ash, The Street, Brook, Ashford, TN25 5PG
Sold Aug 2022
£1,200,000The Oast House, The Street, Brook, Ashford, TN25 5PG
Sold Feb 2018
£625,000Sherwood, The Street, Brook, Ashford, TN25 5PG
Sold Apr 2012
£285,000
Versus other The Street homes
EPC Rating for 2 Woodpecker Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,676
Street avg £3,236
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 205 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
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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
2.4 km
New Flying Horse — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Brook Community Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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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
42.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB







