Rose Cottage, Priory Road, Bilsington, Ashford, TN25 7AT
About Rose Cottage
Rose Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Bilsington, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 7AT). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
At 86 m² it sits well below the postcode median (128 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 9 years since the last transfer (January 2017). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £569,000 is 32.3% above the 2017 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- LandYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Rose Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Rose Cottage has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
2 applications on record at Rose Cottage, Priory Road, Bilsington, Ashford, TN25 7AT
- Mar 2008ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/00096/AS
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionFeb 2020Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Rose Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£569,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 21 years.
£430,000
Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
9 January 2017Most recent
£430,000
+29.3%over 8 years17 March 2008
£332,500
+33.0%over 2 years24 May 2005
£250,000
+316.7%over 9 years19 May 1996
£60,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in TN25 7AT: £682,500 (2025–2011).
Versus other Priory Road homes
EPC Rating for Rose Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
32 (F)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 107 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.2 km
Priory Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
Aldington Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB







