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The Cottage, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3BD

EPC B3 planning records

Estimated value

£1,065,000

  • Against TN26 3BD's recent median (£454,000)+135%

Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Floor area
295 m²
3175 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 83
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£1,065,000

  • Against TN26 3BD's recent median (£454,000)+135%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for The Cottage is modelled from its 295 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in TN26 3BD. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    295 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2023

  • Sales of this home

    No sale recorded since 1995

  • Recent sales in TN26 3BD

    5 sales, median £454,000 (2025–2023)

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SalesLatest sale shown: March 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 3 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN26 3BD: £454,000 (2025–2023).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for The Cottage, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3BD. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About The Cottage

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

The Cottage is a detached house in Bethersden, Ashford, Ashford (TN26 3BD). It has a recorded floor area of 295 m² (around 3175 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2023. The latest certificate (January 2023) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 95).

At 295 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused.

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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.

The Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

Current Certificate
Jan 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
B83
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 19 January 2033

6 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Cottage, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A recent planning application at The Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.

3 applications on record at The Cottage, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3BD

3decisions44documents1nearby
  1. Feb 2018
    Demolition And RebuildFull
    Outcome in report

    Erection of dwelling to replace existing dwelling and garage

    Documents
    16 docs on file
    Reference
    17/01905/AS
    Full record in report
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On the street

Versus other Ashford Road homes

Three headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for The Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

EPC Rating

83 (B)

Street avg 52 (E)

Strongly above

Floor Area

295 m²

Street avg 113 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 6.5 t/year

Strongly above
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.

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

0.0 km

Oakhurst Corner — bus stop.

Closest school

1.8 km

Bethersden Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Bethersden Primary SchoolPrimary1.8km

Nearest stops

  • Oakhurst CornerBus stop32m
  • IronworksBus stop1.1km
  • The DeneBus stop1.3km
  • The GeorgeBus stop1.5km

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences300 reports42%
  • Anti-social Behaviour91 reports13%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson82 reports11%
  • Other Theft62 reports9%

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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 3BD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN26 3BD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN26 3BD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
How the estimate is made
The estimate for The Cottage is modelled from its 295 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in TN26 3BD. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. No sale is recorded for The Cottage, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for The Cottage was lodged in January 2023 at band B and is valid until January 2033. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 3 applications are matched to The Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 10 stops listed are measured in a straight line from TN26 3BD, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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