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Forge Cottage, Ruckinge Road, Bilsington, Ashford, TN25 7JX

3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
87 m²
936 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 22
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Forge Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Forge Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bilsington, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 7JX). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an F (score 22), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include a loft. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 87 m² it sits well below the postcode median (127 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. Today's modelled estimate of £274,000 sits 52.2% above the 2024 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£192/sq ft) was about 25.3% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Sold September 2024 for £180,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • LoftYes

Outside

  • Private gardenFront and rear
  • ParkingOff road

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Forge Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F22
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Forge Cottage, Ruckinge Road, Bilsington, Ashford, TN25 7JX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Forge Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

3 applications on record at Forge Cottage, Ruckinge Road, Bilsington, Ashford, TN25 7JX

3decisions1extensions23documents
Flagged:Listed building
  1. Mar 2025
    RenovationHeritage
    Outcome in report

    Listed building consent for internal alterations including the removal/alterations to internal walls, staircase, new ground floor wc and the creation of 1 no dormer and 3 rooflights to the 1st floor bedroom.

    Listed
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    PA/2024/1936
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ConditionsDecision
  4. Loft ConversionDecision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Forge Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£274,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2024)

£180,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 September 2024Most recent

    £180,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN25 7JX: £245,000 (2021–2003).

On the street

Versus other Ruckinge Road homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Forge Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

22 (F)

Street avg 63 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

87 m²

Street avg 120 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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Area

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.
Full Ashford report

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

0.1 km

The White Horse — bus stop.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TN25 7JX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN25 7JX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN25 7JX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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