Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Flanders Cottage, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3DD
Estimated value
£422,000
- Against TN26 3DD's recent median (£410,000)+3%
Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
82 m²
883 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 44
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Private Rental
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£422,000
- Against TN26 3DD's recent median (£410,000)+3%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Flanders Cottage is modelled from its 82 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in TN26 3DD. 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
82 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2018
Sales of this home
No sale recorded since 1995
Recent sales in TN26 3DD
5 sales, median £410,000 (2025–2020)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: December 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Flanders 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 3DD: £410,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in TN26 3DD
The Old Saw Mill, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3DD
Sold Dec 2025
£300,000Fridland, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3DD
Sold Apr 2022
£1,425,000Old Mill Cottage, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3DD
Sold Jan 2022
£410,000Beckets, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3DD
Sold May 2020
£300,000Runsell Oast, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3DD
Sold Apr 2018
£865,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for Flanders Cottage, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3DD. 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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About Flanders Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Flanders Cottage is a detached house in Bethersden, Ashford, Ashford (TN26 3DD). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 82 m² it sits well below the postcode median (137 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Dec 2018
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 12 December 2028
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
May 2018from Oct 2008
EPC improved fromG17toF29
Heating System
Storage HeatersGas Boiler
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Heating Controls
ManualFull
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot Water
Immersion (Off-Peak)Main System
Hot water system upgraded
Windows
Partial DoubleMostly Double
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Walls
Very PoorAverage
Wall insulation improved
Roof
Very PoorAverage
Roof insulation improved
Low Energy Lighting
37%100%
More low energy lighting installed
Dec 2018from May 2018
EPC improved fromF29toE44
Walls
AverageGood
Wall insulation improved
Roof
AverageGood
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Flanders Cottage, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3DD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Flanders 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.
Versus other Pluckley Road homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Flanders Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 171 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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
0.5 km
The George — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Bethersden Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Nearest schools
- Bethersden Primary SchoolPrimary732m
Nearest stops
- The GeorgeBus stop516m
- SchoolBus stop706m
- The DeneBus stop724m
- IronworksBus stop896m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences300 reports42%
- Anti-social Behaviour91 reports13%
- Criminal Damage & Arson82 reports11%
- Other Theft62 reports9%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Late 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC ENo mains gas
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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 Flanders Cottage is modelled from its 82 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in TN26 3DD. 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 Flanders 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 Flanders Cottage was lodged in December 2018 at band E and is valid until December 2028. 3 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Flanders 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 12 stops listed are measured in a straight line from TN26 3DD, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Flanders Cottage is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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