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Festival Cottage, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3DD

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
113 m²
1216 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Festival Cottage

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

Festival Cottage is a semi-detached house in Bethersden, Ashford, Ashford (TN26 3DD). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 113 m² it's 29.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (160 m² median across 12 EPCs).

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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.

Festival Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
SDL Surveying

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Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th centurySemi-Detached BungalowEPC ENo mains gas

Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Festival Cottage, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3DD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Festival Cottage has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

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

Current estimate

£499,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

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 3DD: £865,000 (2022–2018).

On the street

Versus other Pluckley Road homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, Festival Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

43 (E)

Street avg 56 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

113 m²

Street avg 174 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

7.6 t/year

Street avg 7.3 t/year

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Festival Cottage

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

Larger development activity nearby

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.
£482k

1 Eugene Cottages, High Halden

TN26 3BS

4 bed2 bath
£453k

1 Beacon Cottages, Ashford Road, Bethersden

TN26 3AX

3 bed
£452k

1 3, The Green, Woodchurch

TN26 3PE

£434k

1 Appledore Road, Woodchurch

TN26 3TG

4 bed1 bath
£429k

1 Bishop Close, High Halden

TN26 3BH

£420k

1 Cherry Orchard, Woodchurch

TN26 3QX

£393k

1 Harlakenden Farm, Woodchurch

TN26 3PT

£380k

1 Harbourne Cottages, Harbourne Lane, High Halden

TN26 3JF

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

0.5 km

The George — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN26 3DD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

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 Festival Cottage, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3DD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.