What kind of home is Post Cottage, The Street, TN26 1ES?

Post Cottage, The Street, TN26 1ES is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What did Post Cottage, The Street, TN26 1ES sell for?

Post Cottage, The Street, TN26 1ES last sold for £205,000 in August 2013, around 13 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £140,000 in February 2003. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Post Cottage, The Street, TN26 1ES?

Across 3 sales between February 2003 and August 2013, Post Cottage, The Street, TN26 1ES rose from £140,000 to £205,000, a change of £65,000. That works out to roughly +3.7% per year compounded over 10 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Post Cottage, The Street, TN26 1ES have?

The current EPC rating for Post Cottage, The Street, TN26 1ES is D with a score of 63 out of 100, lodged in April 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Post Cottage, The Street, TN26 1ES?

Post Cottage, The Street, TN26 1ES has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (1,163 sq ft), around 54 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Post Cottage, The Street, TN26 1ES use?

The latest EPC at Post Cottage, The Street, TN26 1ES records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Post Cottage, The Street, TN26 1ES?

Post Cottage, The Street, TN26 1ES is in council tax band D.

Which area is Post Cottage, The Street, TN26 1ES in?

Post Cottage, The Street, TN26 1ES sits in Hothfield, Ashford, Ashford. It falls within the TN26 postcode district in Kent.

What is crime like near Post Cottage, The Street, TN26 1ES?

Police records around Post Cottage, The Street, TN26 1ES 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 Post Cottage, The Street, TN26 1ES?

The closest primary school to Post Cottage, The Street, TN26 1ES is Godinton Primary School (2.7km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is Post Cottage, The Street, TN26 1ES?

The closest bus stop to Post Cottage, The Street, TN26 1ES is School, 154m away. In total there are 21 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Post Cottage, The Street, Hothfield, Ashford, TN26 1ES

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

108 m²

1163 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 63

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About Post Cottage

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

Post Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Hothfield, Ashford, Ashford (TN26 1ES). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2003–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £331,000 sits 61.5% above the 2013 sale of £205,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£176/sq ft) was about 35.8% below the postcode norm. 13 years since the last transfer (August 2013).

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
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

Central heatingYes

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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.

Post Cottage'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 23 Apr 2023

Current Certificate

Apr 2013

EPC Rating

D63

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 23 April 2023

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Post Cottage, The Street, Hothfield, Ashford, TN26 1ES, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Post Cottage 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.

Current estimate

£331,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 10 years.

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Last sold (2013)

£205,000

Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 10 years.

Sales timeline

13 August 2013Most recent
£205,000
+28.1%over 8 years
28 June 2005
£160,000
+14.3%over 2 years
21 February 2003
£140,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN26 1ES: £375,000 (2024–2020).

Nearby sales in TN26 1ES

On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for Post Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,898

Street avg £2,731

Below

Floor Area

108 m²

Street avg 135 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

2.7 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 1ES from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for TN26 1ES

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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