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Taktec House, West Street, Hothfield, Ashford, TN26 1ET

1 planning record

Estimated value

£525,000

  • Since the 2024 sale (£500,000)+5%
  • Against TN26 1ET's recent median (£250,000)+110%

Newest record on this page: May 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
136 m²
1464 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£525,000

  • Against its 2024 sale (£500,000)+5%
  • Against TN26 1ET's recent median (£250,000)+110%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Taktec House is modelled from its 136 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in TN26 1ET. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    136 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2023

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2024

  • Recent sales in TN26 1ET

    5 sales, median £250,000 (2025–2017)

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SalesLatest sale shown: May 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on Taktec House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 January 2024Most recent

    £500,000

    +17.6%over 6 years

  2. 4 October 2017

    £425,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN26 1ET: £250,000 (2025–2017).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Taktec House, West Street, Hothfield, Ashford, TN26 1ET. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Taktec House

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

Taktec House is a detached house in Hothfield, Ashford, Ashford (TN26 1ET). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in June 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

At 136 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2017–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£342/sq ft) was about 44.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2024 for £500,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.

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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.

Taktec House ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 27 January 2033

6 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jan 2023from Jun 2017
EPC improved fromF36toC71
Hot Water
AverageGood

Hot water efficiency improved

Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Wall Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Roof Insulation
PartialWell Insulated

Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels

Low Energy Lighting
6%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Taktec House, West Street, Hothfield, Ashford, TN26 1ET, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Taktec House, West Street, Hothfield, Ashford, TN26 1ET

1decisions7documents2nearby
  1. Jul 2020
    RenovationFull
    Outcome in report

    Replaced rotting and hazardous fences around the perimiter of the property with 2 metre high standard fences with concrete posts.

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    20/00605/AS
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On the street

Versus other West Street homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Taktec House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,676

Street avg £3,187

Above

Floor Area

136 m²

Street avg 80 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

On par
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

0.1 km

School — bus stop.

Closest school

2.8 km

Godinton Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Godinton Primary SchoolPrimary2.8km
  • Repton Manor Primary SchoolPrimary3.0km

Nearest stops

  • SchoolBus stop106m
  • School RoadBus stop358m
  • Watery LaneBus stop772m
  • The WoolpackBus stop1.4km

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences300 reports42%
  • Anti-social Behaviour91 reports13%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson82 reports11%
  • Other Theft62 reports9%

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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 TN26 1ET from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN26 1ET

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN26 1ET

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.2dB

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

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Taktec House is modelled from its 136 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in TN26 1ET. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Taktec House. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Taktec House was lodged in January 2023 at band C and is valid until January 2033. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Taktec House. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 2 schools and 18 stops listed are measured in a straight line from TN26 1ET, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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