Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
The Nook is a two-bedroom detached house in Ruckinge, Ashford, Ashford (TN26 2NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2007-2011. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (November 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Main heating runs on oil.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £363,000 is 13.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£338/sq ft) was about 47.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2021 for £320,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
The Nook ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Certificate validity
Valid until 18 November 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Solar water heating installed
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Council records include a two-storey front extension at The Nook.
1 application on record at The Nook, Marsh Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, TN26 2NZ
Extension: Two storey · Front of property
Proposed two storey front extension, rooflights to rear (part retrospective)
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£363,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 16 years.
£320,000
Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 16 years.
14 December 2021Most recent
£320,000
+43.5%over 16 years1 December 2005
£223,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN26 2NZ: £405,000 (2026–2013).
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The Nook outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,636
Street avg £3,354
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
0.1 km
Marsh Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.7 km
Hamstreet Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
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