What kind of home is London Cottage, The Street, TN26 3AD?

London Cottage, The Street, TN26 3AD is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did London Cottage, The Street, TN26 3AD sell for?

London Cottage, The Street, TN26 3AD last sold for £170,000 in March 2017, around 9 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £36,000 in June 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has London Cottage, The Street, TN26 3AD appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between June 1996 and March 2017, London Cottage, The Street, TN26 3AD rose from £36,000 to £170,000, a change of £134,000. That works out to roughly +7.8% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for London Cottage, The Street, TN26 3AD?

The current EPC rating for London Cottage, The Street, TN26 3AD is F with a score of 37 out of 100, lodged in October 2010. The assessor estimates the property could reach a E. Source: EPC Register.

How big is London Cottage, The Street, TN26 3AD?

London Cottage, The Street, TN26 3AD has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (570 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 38% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in TN26 3AD. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does London Cottage, The Street, TN26 3AD use?

The latest EPC at London Cottage, The Street, TN26 3AD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has London Cottage, The Street, TN26 3AD had any planning applications?

London Cottage, The Street, TN26 3AD has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in December 2023 under ref. PA/2023/2020. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for London Cottage, The Street, TN26 3AD?

London Cottage, The Street, TN26 3AD is in council tax band C.

Which area is London Cottage, The Street, TN26 3AD in?

London Cottage, The Street, TN26 3AD sits in Bethersden, Ashford, Ashford. It falls within the TN26 postcode district in Kent.

Is London Cottage, The Street, TN26 3AD in a safe area?

Police records around London Cottage, The Street, TN26 3AD show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 79% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near London Cottage, The Street, TN26 3AD?

The closest primary school to London Cottage, The Street, TN26 3AD is Bethersden Primary School (417m).

What is the nearest station to London Cottage, The Street, TN26 3AD?

The closest bus stop to London Cottage, The Street, TN26 3AD is The George, 62m away. In total there are 9 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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London Cottage, The Street, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3AD

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

53 m²

570 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 37

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About London Cottage

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

London Cottage is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bethersden, Ashford, Ashford (TN26 3AD). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2010) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 48). The latest certificate is from October 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in March 2017. Across 1996–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £233,000 is 37.1% above the 2017 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Building

Period featuresYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

London Cottage 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 04 Oct 2020

EPC Rating

F37

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

5.7 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against London Cottage, The Street, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3AD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

London Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at London Cottage, The Street, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3AD

1decisions1extensions9documents1nearby

Dec 2023
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed first floor rear extension
Documents
9 docs on file
Reference
PA/2023/2020
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for London Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£233,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£170,000

Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

27 March 2017Most recent
£170,000
+70.0%over 15 years
12 September 2001
£100,000
+177.8%over 5 years
12 June 1996
£36,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN26 3AD: £245,250 (2025–2016).

Nearby sales in TN26 3AD

On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Three headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, London Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

37 (F)

Street avg 65 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

53 m²

Street avg 138 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

The George — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Bethersden Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TN26 3AD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for TN26 3AD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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