Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Gateway Farm, Hornash Lane, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, TN26 1HU
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
142 m²
1528 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Gateway Farm
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Gateway Farm is a four-bedroom detached house in Shadoxhurst, Ashford, Ashford (TN26 1HU). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil.
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£442/sq ft) was about 96.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2022 for £675,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageDouble, Detached
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Jul 2021EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 July 2031
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Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC DNo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Gateway Farm, Hornash Lane, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, TN26 1HU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Gateway Farm has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£728,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£675,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 May 2022Most recent
£675,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN26 1HU: £495,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in TN26 1HU
Haywain House, Hornash Lane, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, TN26 1HU
Sold Jul 2025
£1,050,000Highfield, Hornash Lane, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, TN26 1HU
Sold Mar 2023
£740,000Oakwood, Hornash Lane, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, TN26 1HU
Sold Sept 2015
£437,500High Ridge, Hornash Lane, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, TN26 1HU
Sold Jul 2015
£350,000Little Dorritt, Hornash Lane, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, TN26 1HU
Sold Mar 2014
£495,000
Versus other Hornash Lane homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Gateway Farm runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,754
Street avg £3,443
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 163 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
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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.
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
0.6 km
Lonefield — bus stop.
Closest school
2.8 km
Kingsnorth Church of England 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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TN26 1HU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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