Kent Rag, Church Lane, Aldington, Ashford, TN25 7EG
About Kent Rag
Kent Rag is a detached house in Aldington, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 7EG). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Across 2015–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at -40.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £479,000 sits 4690% above the 2022 sale of £10,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£9/sq ft) was about 96.5% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £10,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.
Energy performance
Kent Rag's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
1 application on record at Kent Rag, Church Lane, Aldington, Ashford, TN25 7EG
- Nov 2009RenovationFullOutcome in report
Provision of fencing and Trellis above existing garden wall along road frontage (Retrospective)
Retrospective- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/01196/AS
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Kent Rag was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£479,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -40.2% per year over 7 years.
£10,000
Growth on file: -40.2% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
22 May 2022Most recent
£10,000
-97.4%over 11 months17 June 2021
£390,000
+34.5%over 5 years6 November 2015
£290,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN25 7EG: £350,000 (2021–2006).
Nearby sales in TN25 7EG
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£300,000Ruffynes Oast, Church Lane, Aldington, Ashford, TN25 7EG
Sold Jan 2006
£235,000Street Farm, Church Lane, Aldington, Ashford, TN25 7EG
Sold Jun 2003
£295,000Churchill Cottage, Church Lane, Aldington, Ashford, TN25 7EG
Sold Aug 2001
£280,000
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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
1.3 km
Walnut Tree Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Aldington Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB







