Marshside Farm, Bilsington Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, TN26 2PB
About Marshside Farm
Marshside Farm is a detached house in Ruckinge, Ashford, Ashford (TN26 2PB). It has a recorded floor area of 279 m² (around 3003 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on oil.
At 279 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,057,000 is 20.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£293/sq ft) was about 36.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2022 for £880,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Marshside Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
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Planning history
Marshside Farm has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at Marshside Farm, Bilsington Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, TN26 2PB
- Jan 2001ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey
2 storey extension
- Reference
- 00/01710/AS
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJul 2002Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Marshside Farm was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,057,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£880,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 March 2022Most recent
£880,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN26 2PB: £465,000 (2016–2005).
Nearby sales in TN26 2PB
Willow Court, The Jersey, Bilsington Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, TN26 2PB
Sold Nov 2016
£465,000Willow Lodge, Bilsington Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, TN26 2PB
Sold Sept 2007
£499,998Marshwand House, Bilsington Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, TN26 2PB
Sold May 2007
£795,0003 Marshside Cottages, Bilsington Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, TN26 2PB
Sold Apr 2007
£190,000Danehurst, Bilsington Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, TN26 2PB
Sold Nov 2005
£350,000
Versus other Bilsington Road homes
Years Held for Marshside Farm lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,154
Street avg £3,839
Floor Area
279 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB







