What kind of home is The Old Stables, Church Lane, TN26 1EL?

The Old Stables, Church Lane, TN26 1EL is a 3-bedroom detached house, listed for its heritage value.

What was the last sold price for The Old Stables, Church Lane, TN26 1EL?

The Old Stables, Church Lane, TN26 1EL last sold for £657,500 in January 2024, around 2 years ago. Before that, it sold for £415,000 in December 2004, so prices have been rising over 19 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of The Old Stables, Church Lane, TN26 1EL changed over time?

Across 2 sales between December 2004 and January 2024, The Old Stables, Church Lane, TN26 1EL rose from £415,000 to £657,500, a change of £242,500. That works out to roughly +2.4% per year compounded over 19 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does The Old Stables, Church Lane, TN26 1EL have?

The current EPC rating for The Old Stables, Church Lane, TN26 1EL is E with a score of 49 out of 100, lodged in August 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is The Old Stables, Church Lane, TN26 1EL?

The Old Stables, Church Lane, TN26 1EL has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (1,378 sq ft), around 43 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 36% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in TN26 1EL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does The Old Stables, Church Lane, TN26 1EL use?

The latest EPC at The Old Stables, Church Lane, TN26 1EL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does The Old Stables, Church Lane, TN26 1EL have?

The only planning records linked to The Old Stables, Church Lane, TN26 1EL are routine tree-works filings, not building works. Source: PlanIt planning register.

Which area is The Old Stables, Church Lane, TN26 1EL in?

The Old Stables, Church Lane, TN26 1EL sits in Hothfield, Ashford, Ashford. It falls within the TN26 postcode district in Kent.

How safe is the area around The Old Stables, Church Lane, TN26 1EL?

Police records around The Old Stables, Church Lane, TN26 1EL show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 79% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near The Old Stables, Church Lane, TN26 1EL?

The closest primary school to The Old Stables, Church Lane, TN26 1EL is Godinton Primary School (2.5km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

What transport links are near The Old Stables, Church Lane, TN26 1EL?

The closest bus stop to The Old Stables, Church Lane, TN26 1EL is School, 685m away. In total there are 24 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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The Old Stables, Church Lane, Hothfield, Ashford, TN26 1EL

Listed building1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

128 m²

1378 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 49

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About The Old Stables

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

The Old Stables is a three-bedroom detached house in Hothfield, Ashford, Ashford (TN26 1EL). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.

At 128 m² it sits well below the postcode median (199 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£477/sq ft) was about 80.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £657,500 in January 2024. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2

Outside

Private gardenYes
OutbuildingsYes

Building

Listed buildingYes
Period featuresYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

The Old Stables's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E49

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

7.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Victorian-eraDetached BungalowEPC EPre-1919 buildListed buildingExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) wallsPermanent outbuildings

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Old Stables, Church Lane, Hothfield, Ashford, TN26 1EL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at The Old Stables, Church Lane, Hothfield, Ashford, TN26 1EL

1decisions5documents2nearby

Nov 2025
Tree WorksTrees
Outcome in report
T1 Weeping Purple Beech - Fell and grind stump T2 weeping Mulberry - Fell and grind stump
Documents
5 docs on file
Reference
NOT/2025/1962
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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.

The Old Stables valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£675,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£657,500

Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

4 January 2024Most recent
£657,500
+58.4%over 19 years
15 December 2004
£415,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN26 1EL: £640,000 (2023–2004).

Nearby sales in TN26 1EL

On the street

Versus other Church Lane homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², The Old Stables stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£5,137

Street avg £3,717

Strongly above

Floor Area

128 m²

Street avg 215 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

7.7 t/year

Street avg 8.0 t/year

Above

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Area

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Full Ashford report

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

0.7 km

School — bus stop.

Closest school

2.5 km

Godinton Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TN26 1EL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for TN26 1EL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

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