Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Blackberry Cottage, Bilsington, Ashford, TN25 7JT
1 planning record
Estimated value
£446,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£425,000)+5%
- Against TN25 7JT's recent median (£425,000)+5%
Newest record on this page: January 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
58 m²
624 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 34
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£446,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£425,000)+5%
- Against TN25 7JT's recent median (£425,000)+5%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Blackberry Cottage is modelled from its 58 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in TN25 7JT. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
58 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2022
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in TN25 7JT
5 sales, median £425,000 (2024–2017)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: September 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
25 November 2022Most recent
£425,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN25 7JT: £425,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in TN25 7JT
Windynook, Bilsington, Ashford, TN25 7JT
Sold Sept 2024
£450,000New Haven, Bilsington, Ashford, TN25 7JT
Sold Aug 2024
£650,000Ye Old House, Bilsington, Ashford, TN25 7JT
Sold Jun 2021
£375,000The Cottage, Bilsington, Ashford, TN25 7JT
Sold Oct 2018
£280,000Prospect Cottage, Bilsington, Ashford, TN25 7JT
Sold Sept 2017
£425,000
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Blackberry Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Blackberry Cottage is a detached house in Bilsington, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 7JT). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2026. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold November 2022 for £425,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Apr 2022EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F34
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 21 April 2032
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Blackberry Cottage, Bilsington, Ashford, TN25 7JT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Blackberry Cottage has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at Blackberry Cottage, Bilsington, Ashford, TN25 7JT
1decisions1extensions10documents
- Jan 2026ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Proposed single-storey rear and side extension.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/2025/2232
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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.
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
0.3 km
The White Horse — bus stop.
Nearest stops
- The White HorseBus stop262m
- Marsh RoadBus stop1.6km
- Marsh RoadBus stop1.6km
- Easton's CornerBus stop2.2km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences363 reports44%
- Anti-social Behaviour107 reports13%
- Criminal Damage & Arson83 reports10%
- Other Theft63 reports8%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TN25 7JT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Blackberry Cottage is modelled from its 58 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in TN25 7JT. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Blackberry Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Blackberry Cottage was lodged in April 2022 at band F and is valid until April 2032. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Blackberry Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from TN25 7JT. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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