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Blue Firs, Bower Road, Mersham, Ashford, TN25 6NW

Notable views3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
148 m²
1593 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Blue Firs

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Blue Firs is a four-bedroom detached house in Mersham, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 6NW). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory.

At 148 m² it sits well below the postcode median (241 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£490/sq ft) was about 104.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £780,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing
  • GarageDouble
  • Notable viewsYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Blue Firs's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Mid 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC DNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Blue Firs, Bower Road, Mersham, Ashford, TN25 6NW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Blue Firs has no planning applications on record.

2

But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Blue Firs has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£822,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 24 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£780,000

Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 November 2022Most recent

    £780,000

    +56.0%over 3 years

  2. 22 February 2019

    £500,000

    +185.7%over 20 years

  3. 15 January 1999

    £175,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN25 6NW: £825,000 (2024–2020).

On the street

Versus other Bower Road homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Blue Firs runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,270

Street avg £3,163

Strongly above

Floor Area

148 m²

Street avg 225 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Blue Firs

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£750k

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4 bed4 bath
£698k

1 Chislett Close, Sellindge

TN25 6HW

4 bed
£688k

1 Cherry Glebe, Mersham

TN25 6NL

4 bed2 bath
£660k

1 Beckley Place, Stone Street, Stanford

TN25 6DN

4 bed
£625k

1 Bern Hurst Close, Sellindge

TN25 6LN

4 bed2 bath
£464k

1 Bedford Villa, Church Road, Smeeth

TN25 6RX

4 bed
£917k

1 Bell Field, The Forstal, Mersham

TN25 6NU

5 bed
£415k

1 Brook Lane Cottages, Sellindge

TN25 6HG

3 bed1 bath
Area

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.
Full Ashford report

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

0.5 km

Oaklands — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Mersham Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TN25 6NW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN25 6NW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN25 6NW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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