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1 Marshside Cottages, Bilsington Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, TN26 2PB

Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
59 m²
635 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Marshside Cottages

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

1 Marshside Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Ruckinge, Ashford, Ashford (TN26 2PB). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in July 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £273,000 sits 301.5% above the 1999 sale of £68,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£107/sq ft) was about 53.1% below the postcode norm.

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2021from Mar 2009
EPC improved fromF38toE39
Hot Water
AveragePoor

Hot water efficiency decreased

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Marshside Cottages, Bilsington Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, TN26 2PB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Marshside Cottages 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.

1 Marshside Cottages's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).

Current estimate

£273,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1999)

£68,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 July 1999Most recent

    £68,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN26 2PB: £499,998 (2022–2007).

On the street

Versus other Bilsington Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 1 Marshside Cottages runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,153

Street avg £4,339

Strongly below

Floor Area

59 m²

Street avg 98 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 6.2 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Marshside Cottages

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

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

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.
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1 Chapel Field, Marsh Road, Ruckinge

TN26 2AA

£250k

1 Churchfield Cottages, Warehorne

TN26 2LL

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£317k

1 Bank Side, Hamstreet

TN26 2EZ

3 bed1 bath
£326k

1 Elmtree, Appledore

TN26 2DL

3 bed1 bath
£220k

1 Ayrdale, The Alley, Hamstreet

TN26 2HR

2 bed
£342k

1 Farm Road, Hamstreet

TN26 2JA

£213k

1 Bournewood, Hamstreet

TN26 2HJ

1 bed
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

0.3 km

Marsh Road — bus stop.

Closest school

2.9 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 2PB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN26 2PB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN26 2PB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.2dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Marshside Cottages, Bilsington Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, TN26 2PB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.