2 Beech Drive, Hothfield, Ashford, TN26 1EA
About 2 Beech Drive
2 Beech Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Hothfield, Ashford, Ashford (TN26 1EA). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in November 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 64 m² the property is well over the postcode median (40 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £225,000 sits 150% above the 2009 sale of £90,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2026. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
2 Beech Drive has an approved extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 2 Beech Drive, Hothfield, Ashford, TN26 1EA
- Feb 2026PorchFullOutcome in report
Proposed two storey side and single storey front porch extensions with changes to fenestration (Part retrospective)
RetrospectiveExtension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/2025/2286
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Sales history & valuation
2 Beech Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£225,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 8 years.
£90,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
30 November 2009Most recent
£90,000
-19.6%over 6 years17 February 2003
£112,000
+60.0%over 1 year28 June 2001
£70,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in TN26 1EA: £125,000 (2006–2006).
Nearby sales in TN26 1EA
Versus other Beech Drive homes
On habitable rooms, 2 Beech Drive stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
56 (D)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 48 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 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
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
School — bus stop.
Closest school
2.6 km
Godinton Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB







