Rose Cottage, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3AU
About Rose Cottage
Rose Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Bethersden, Ashford, Ashford (TN26 3AU). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Today's modelled estimate of £411,000 sits 78.7% above the 2013 sale of £230,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in March 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Rose Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Aug 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Rose Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at Rose Cottage, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3AU
- Dec 2015ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Notification of larger home extension - single storey rear extension (depth 4.5m x ridge 3.7m x eaves 2.5m)
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/00036/GPDE/AS
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJan 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Rose Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£411,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£230,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 March 2013Most recent
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN26 3AU: £213,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in TN26 3AU
3 Maple Cottages, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3AU
Sold Dec 2024
£290,0001 Maple Cottages, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3AU
Sold Oct 2019
£317,000Cypress, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3AU
Sold Sept 2017
£205,000Cheriton, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3AU
Sold Apr 2012
£190,0002 Maple Cottages, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3AU
Sold Jan 2008
£200,000
Versus other Ashford Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for Rose Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,151
Street avg £3,287
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
0.2 km
Ironworks — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Bethersden Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB







