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Forge House, Marsh Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, TN26 2NZ

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
170 m²
1830 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 31
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Forge House

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

Forge House is a four-bedroom detached house in Ruckinge, Ashford, Ashford (TN26 2NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 170 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2004–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£355/sq ft) was about 50.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2023 at £650,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageDouble

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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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.

Forge House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Dec 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F31
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
SDL Surveying

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Forge House, Marsh Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, TN26 2NZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Forge House has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

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

Current estimate

£667,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 19 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2023)

£650,000

Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 October 2023Most recent

    £650,000

    +54.8%over 15 years

  2. 19 December 2007

    £420,000

    +16.7%over 3 years

  3. 26 October 2004

    £360,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN26 2NZ: £320,000 (2021–2005).

On the street

Versus other Marsh Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Forge House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,824

Street avg £2,759

Strongly above

Floor Area

170 m²

Street avg 95 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Forge House

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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Preview of the full property report

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£519k

1 Church Cottages, Church Lane, Kenardington

TN26 2NG

3 bed
£447k

1 Glebe Villas, Warehorne

TN26 2LH

3 bed2 bath
£391k

1 Bunkley Meadow, Hamstreet

TN26 2HQ

3 bed1 bath
£326k

1 Elmtree, Appledore

TN26 2DL

3 bed1 bath
£317k

1 Bank Side, Hamstreet

TN26 2EZ

3 bed1 bath
£828k

1 Canal View, The Street, Appledore

TN26 2BQ

£531k

1 Anchor Cottages, Ruckinge

TN26 2NY

£250k

1 Churchfield Cottages, Warehorne

TN26 2LL

2 bed1 bath
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

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Marsh Road — bus stop.

Closest school

2.7 km

Hamstreet Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 2NZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN26 2NZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN26 2NZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.4dB

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

Common questions

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