What kind of home is 17 Park Drive, TN26 1EQ?

17 Park Drive, TN26 1EQ is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 17 Park Drive, TN26 1EQ sell for?

17 Park Drive, TN26 1EQ last sold for £160,000 in March 2012, around 14 years ago. Before that, it sold for £52,000 in January 2002, so prices have been rising over 10 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 17 Park Drive, TN26 1EQ changed over time?

Across 2 sales between January 2002 and March 2012, 17 Park Drive, TN26 1EQ rose from £52,000 to £160,000, a change of £108,000. That works out to roughly +11.7% per year compounded over 10 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 17 Park Drive, TN26 1EQ?

The current EPC rating for 17 Park Drive, TN26 1EQ is C with a score of 74 out of 100, lodged in January 2012. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Park Drive, TN26 1EQ?

17 Park Drive, TN26 1EQ has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (1,104 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 25% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in TN26 1EQ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Park Drive, TN26 1EQ use?

The latest EPC at 17 Park Drive, TN26 1EQ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Park Drive, TN26 1EQ?

17 Park Drive, TN26 1EQ is in council tax band C.

Which area is 17 Park Drive, TN26 1EQ in?

17 Park Drive, TN26 1EQ sits in Hothfield, Ashford, Ashford. It falls within the TN26 postcode district in Kent.

How safe is the area around 17 Park Drive, TN26 1EQ?

Police records around 17 Park Drive, TN26 1EQ show an average of 48 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (12% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 17 Park Drive, TN26 1EQ?

The closest primary school to 17 Park Drive, TN26 1EQ is Godinton Primary School (2.6km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

What transport links are near 17 Park Drive, TN26 1EQ?

The closest bus stop to 17 Park Drive, TN26 1EQ is School, 229m away. In total there are 22 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Park Drive, Hothfield, Ashford, TN26 1EQ

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

103 m²

1104 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 74

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 17 Park Drive

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

17 Park Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Hothfield, Ashford, Ashford (TN26 1EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1104 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows a C (score 74). The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2002–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £293,000 sits 83.1% above the 2012 sale of £160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 38.8% below the postcode norm. At 103 m² it's 26.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 9 EPCs). Last changed hands 14 years ago, in March 2012.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4

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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.

17 Park Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Jan 2022

Current Certificate

Jan 2012

EPC Rating

C74

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 19 January 2022

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Park Drive, Hothfield, Ashford, TN26 1EQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Park Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2002.

Current estimate

£293,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.7% per year over 10 years.

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Last sold (2012)

£160,000

Growth on file: 11.7% per year over 10 years.

Sales timeline

29 March 2012Most recent
£160,000
+207.7%over 10 years
21 January 2002
£52,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN26 1EQ: £250,000 (2024–2008).

Nearby sales in TN26 1EQ

On the street

Versus other Park Drive homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 17 Park Drive stands well clear of the street.

EPC Rating

74 (C)

Street avg 63 (D)

Strongly above

Floor Area

103 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.8 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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

48/mo

Falling 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.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for TN26 1EQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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