Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 West View is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hamstreet, Ashford, Ashford (TN26 2HE). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Period features are noted in the property record.
It changed hands recently, sold September 2025 for £269,000. Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£403/sq ft) was about 74.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 26 September 2034
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
3 West View has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
3 West View has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£263,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 28 years.
£269,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 28 years.
4 September 2025Most recent
£269,000
+33.8%over 5 years26 November 2019
£201,000
+6.9%over 1 year1 August 2018
£188,000
+25.3%over 11 years9 March 2007
£150,000
+20.0%over 3 years19 December 2003
£125,000
+166.0%over 6 years28 May 1997
£47,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN26 2HE: £228,000 (2025–2014).
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Price per m² for 3 West View runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,339
Street avg £3,210
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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Crime
48/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Cock Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Hamstreet Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
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