Hilcroft Cottage, Ruckinge, Ashford, TN26 2NT
About Hilcroft Cottage
Hilcroft Cottage is a detached house in Ruckinge, Ashford, Ashford (TN26 2NT). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since November 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1999–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £781,000 sits 60% above the 2008 sale of £488,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
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Energy performance
Hilcroft 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Sept 2024
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 23 September 2024
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Planning history
2 applications on record at Hilcroft Cottage, Ruckinge, Ashford, TN26 2NT
- Aug 2013OutbuildingFullOutcome in report
Proposed erection of equine menage
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/00703/AS
- More recent applications — locked
- FullSept 2023Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Hilcroft Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£781,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.6% per year over 10 years.
£488,000
Growth on file: 10.6% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
14 November 2008Most recent
£488,000
-18.0%over 11 months20 December 2007
£595,000
+221.6%over 8 years16 March 1999
£185,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in TN26 2NT: £663,500 (2022–1999).
Versus the street
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
161 m²
Street avg 155 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.7 km
Marsh Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Hamstreet Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB