Bexley Cottage, Pluckley Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0AG
About Bexley Cottage
Bexley Cottage is a detached house in Charing, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 0AG). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in April 1997. Across 1995–1997, sale prices on this property compounded at 21.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £454,000 sits 255.6% above the 1997 sale of £127,675. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£138/sq ft) was about 27.3% below the postcode norm. At 86 m² it sits well below the postcode median (150 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Dec 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Bexley Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Bexley Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£454,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.6% per year over 2 years.
£127,675
Growth on file: 21.6% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
20 April 1997Most recent
£127,675
+45.9%over 1 year15 May 1995
£87,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN27 0AG: £785,000 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in TN27 0AG
Cradwells, Pluckley Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0AG
Sold Oct 2023
£785,000Hardwick House, Flat 1, Pluckley Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0AG
Sold Mar 2023
£140,000Ellendale House, Pluckley Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0AG
Sold Dec 2022
£835,000Purlands House, Pluckley Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0AG
Sold Aug 2022
£925,000Little Cradwells, Pluckley Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0AG
Sold Feb 2022
£665,000
Versus other Pluckley Road homes
Bexley Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,485
Street avg £3,715
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 164 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Charing (Kent) Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.6 km
Charing Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB







