Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Bell House, The Forstal, Mersham, Ashford, TN25 6NU
3 sales on record15 planning records
Estimated value
£1,450,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£1,388,000)+4%
- Against TN25 6NU's recent median (£605,000)+140%
Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
11
From EPC
Floor area
355 m²
3821 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 35
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£1,450,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£1,388,000)+4%
- Against TN25 6NU's recent median (£605,000)+140%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Bell House is modelled from its 355 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in TN25 6NU. 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.
What it's based on
Floor area
355 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2021
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in TN25 6NU
5 sales, median £605,000 (2025–2020)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 15 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Bell House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Sales timeline
6 September 2021Most recent
£1,388,000
+26.2%over 6 years23 October 2014
£1,100,000
+175.0%over 7 years23 April 2007
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN25 6NU: £605,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in TN25 6NU
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Sold Nov 2025
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Sold Sept 2022
£950,0001 Alexandra Terrace, The Forstal, Mersham, Ashford, TN25 6NU
Sold Sept 2020
£285,000Franklin House, The Forstal, Mersham, Ashford, TN25 6NU
Sold Aug 2020
£500,000Bell Cottage, The Forstal, Mersham, Ashford, TN25 6NU
Sold Mar 2020
£605,000
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- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Bell House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Bell House is a detached house in Mersham, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 6NU). It has a recorded floor area of 355 m² (around 3821 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 355 m² the property is well over the postcode median (214 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 15 planning records sit against the property, 10 approved, 5 refused. Past consents include solar panel installation, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£363/sq ft) was about 51.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,388,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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.
Bell House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate
Mar 2021EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F35
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
21.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 March 2031
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Bell House, The Forstal, Mersham, Ashford, TN25 6NU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at Bell House.
15 applications on record at Bell House, The Forstal, Mersham, Ashford, TN25 6NU
15decisions8extensions135documents2nearby
- May 2000FullOutcome in report
Temporary car parking to provide parking for Mersham School whilst works in the vicinity of Mersham are being undertaken
- Reference
- 00/00414/AS
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationMar 2023Decision
- Solar PanelsMar 2023Decision
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Versus other The Forstal homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Bell House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,910
Street avg £4,051
Floor Area
355 m²
Street avg 182 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
21.0 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
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
0.7 km
Cricket Club — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Mersham Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Mersham Primary SchoolPrimary208m
- Finberry Primary SchoolPrimary2.7km
- Smeeth Community Primary SchoolPrimary3.0km
Nearest stops
- Cricket ClubBus stop726m
- OaklandsBus stop805m
- Bank RoadBus stop1.2km
- Mersham TurnBus stop1.3km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences363 reports44%
- Anti-social Behaviour107 reports13%
- Criminal Damage & Arson83 reports10%
- Other Theft63 reports8%
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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 6NU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildDetached over 300m²No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Bell House is modelled from its 355 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in TN25 6NU. 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. 3 sales are recorded for Bell House. 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 Bell House was lodged in March 2021 at band F and is valid until March 2031. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 15 applications are matched to Bell House. 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 24 stops listed are measured in a straight line from TN25 6NU, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Bell House is in council tax band G. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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