Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
The Woodlands is a four-bedroom detached house in Shadoxhurst, Ashford, Ashford (TN26 1LY). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £497,000 is 32.5% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£338/sq ft) was about 54.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 103 m² it's 22.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (133 m² median across 9 EPCs). Most recent transfer: December 2018 at £375,000.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jul 2026
Certificate validity
Expired on 30 July 2026
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The Woodlands has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at The Woodlands, Church Lane, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, TN26 1LY
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed rear extension
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The Woodlands has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
£497,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 18 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 18 years.
12 December 2018Most recent
£375,000
+298.9%over 17 years5 January 2001
£94,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN26 1LY: £625,000 (2025–2021).
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Price per m²
£3,641
Street avg £4,785
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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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
1.4 km
Park Farm Close — bus stop.
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