1 Chequer Tree Cottage, Mersham, Ashford, TN25 7HL
About 1 Chequer Tree Cottage
1 Chequer Tree Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Mersham, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 7HL). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2025); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £809,000 is 12.5% below the 2025 sale of £925,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£774/sq ft) was about 183% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer was September 2025 at £925,000 — fresh data. At 111 m² it sits well below the postcode median (173 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 7 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Chequer Tree Cottage has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
7 applications on record at 1 Chequer Tree Cottage, Mersham, Ashford, TN25 7HL
- Jun 2000FullOutcome in report
Detached building for stables, tack room and hay store and change of use of land for the keeping of horses
- Reference
- 00/00415/AS
- More recent applications — locked
- AnnexMay 2018Decision
- AnnexOct 2016Decision
+ 4 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
1 Chequer Tree Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£809,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.8% per year over 27 years.
£925,000
Growth on file: 9.8% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
4 September 2025Most recent
£925,000
+1125.2%over 26 years21 December 1998
£75,500
Median price across the last 4 sales in TN25 7HL: £467,500 (2021–2002).
Versus the street
Habitable Rooms for 1 Chequer Tree Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 156 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 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
0.5 km
Priory Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.6 km
Mersham Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB







