Little Cradwells, Pluckley Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0AG
About Little Cradwells
Little Cradwells is a four-bedroom detached house in Charing, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 0AG). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Other recorded features include a balcony. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 127 m² it's 15.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (150 m² median across 16 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£486/sq ft) was about 159.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £665,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- BalconyYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Feb 2018ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of a timber frame lean to at rear elevation.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00124/AS
- May 2016Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of front and rear single storey extensions, alterations to facilitate loft conversion. Insertion of dormer window in north elevation and erection of porch to side (north) elevation.
ExtensionPorch- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/00381/AS
What's in Little Cradwells, Pluckley Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0AG's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for Little Cradwells has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£725,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 26 years.
£665,000
Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
25 February 2022Most recent
£665,000
+88.7%over 7 years28 November 2014
£352,500
+340.6%over 18 years21 December 1995
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN27 0AG: £785,000 (2023–2021).
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
£925,000Fir Tree Cottage, Pluckley Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0AG
Sold Oct 2021
£625,000
Versus other Pluckley Road homes
On price per m², Little Cradwells stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,236
Street avg £3,402
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 160 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB







