Runsell Oast, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3DD
About Runsell Oast
Runsell Oast is a four-bedroom detached house in Bethersden, Ashford, Ashford (TN26 3DD). It has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (around 1981 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.
At 184 m² the property is well over the postcode median (129 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sold in April 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,062,000 is 22.8% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£437/sq ft) was about 57.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
Runsell Oast's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
3 applications on record at Runsell Oast, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3DD
- Jun 2010FullOutcome in report
Extension to garage
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/00456/AS
- More recent applications — locked
- AnnexJan 2021Decision
- OutlineNov 2018Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Runsell Oast has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£1,062,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 22 years.
£865,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
5 April 2018Most recent
£865,000
+214.5%over 18 years23 May 1999
£275,000
+22.2%over 1 year15 December 1997
£225,000
+17.3%over 1 year7 August 1996
£191,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN26 3DD: £810,000 (2022–2014).
Versus other Pluckley Road homes
Years Held for Runsell Oast runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,701
Street avg £3,643
Floor Area
184 m²
Street avg 168 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 7.1 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
0.5 km
The George — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Bethersden Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







