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1 Hope Cottage, Canterbury Road, Brabourne Lees, Ashford, TN25 6QT

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
116 m²
1249 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 1 Hope Cottage

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

1 Hope Cottage is a semi-detached house in Brabourne Lees, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 6QT). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 99), a 2-band jump.

At 116 m² it's 26.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (158 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. It changed hands recently, sold December 2025 for £542,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£434/sq ft) was about 55.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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.

1 Hope Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

Current Certificate
Jun 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 12 June 2035

8 years remaining
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC CPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Hope Cottage, Canterbury Road, Brabourne Lees, Ashford, TN25 6QT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Hope Cottage 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.

1 Hope Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£568,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2025)

£542,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 2 December 2025Most recent

    £542,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN25 6QT: £355,000 (2025–2006).

On the street

Versus other Canterbury Road homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Hope Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,672

Street avg £3,066

Strongly above

Floor Area

116 m²

Street avg 202 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 7.0 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Hope Cottage

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

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · from £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.
£520k

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£625k

1 Bern Hurst Close, Sellindge

TN25 6LN

4 bed2 bath
£638k

1 Beckley Place, Stone Street, Stanford

TN25 6DN

4 bed
£651k

1 Cherry Glebe, Mersham

TN25 6NL

4 bed2 bath
£492k

1 Bower Road, Mersham

TN25 6NJ

£463k

1 Bellamy Grove, Sellindge

TN25 6GA

£454k

1 Bedford Villa, Church Road, Smeeth

TN25 6RX

4 bed
£450k

1 Barrow Hill Rise, Sellindge

TN25 6JS

2 bed
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

63/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.6 km

Ramstone Close — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 km

Smeeth Community 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 6QT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN25 6QT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN25 6QT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.2dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Hope Cottage, Canterbury Road, Brabourne Lees, Ashford, TN25 6QT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.