2 Hope Cottage, Canterbury Road, Brabourne Lees, Ashford, TN25 6QT
About 2 Hope Cottage
2 Hope Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Brabourne Lees, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 6QT). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 62 m² it sits well below the postcode median (175 m² across 4 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. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £369,000 is 34.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£412/sq ft) was about 84.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (October 2016).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
2 Hope 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 May 2026
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
4 applications on record at 2 Hope Cottage, Canterbury Road, Brabourne Lees, Ashford, TN25 6QT
- Feb 2017ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and minor external alterations to existing dwelling
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00019/AS
- More recent applications — locked
- OutbuildingMay 2025Decision
- AnnexFeb 2021Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
£369,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£275,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 October 2016Most recent
£275,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in TN25 6QT: £387,500 (2025–2006).
Versus other Canterbury Road homes
2 Hope Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,435
Street avg £2,609
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 216 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 6.8 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
0.6 km
Ramstone Close — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Smeeth Community Primary School. 2 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
46.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB







