1 Brook Cottages, Charing Heath Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0AL
About 1 Brook Cottages
1 Brook Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Charing, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 0AL). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 4 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 109 m² it's 17.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (132 m² median across 7 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£426/sq ft) was about 23% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £500,000 in June 2023.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Summer houseYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Hot water system changed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Oct 2024DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Two Storey Side Extension and Car Port following the demolition of the existing garage
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/2024/1769
- Oct 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/01554/AS
What's in 1 Brook Cottages, Charing Heath Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0AL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Brook Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£517,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 25 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
21 June 2023Most recent
£500,000
+25.0%over 5 years19 January 2018
£400,000
+21.2%over 4 years8 August 2013
£330,000
+23.8%over 8 years24 August 2004
£266,500
+122.1%over 6 years30 January 1998
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN27 0AL: £615,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in TN27 0AL
Coppins Lodge, Charing Heath Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0AL
Sold May 2025
£810,000Rosemead, Charing Heath Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0AL
Sold Mar 2022
£775,0002 Brook Cottages, Charing Heath Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0AL
Sold Dec 2020
£399,000Alma Villa, Charing Heath Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0AL
Sold Jun 2017
£615,000Little Lodge, Charing Heath Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0AL
Sold Jun 2016
£465,000
Versus other Charing Heath Road homes
1 Brook Cottages is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,587
Street avg £3,997
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 8.0 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
0.7 km
Charing (Kent) Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
1.1 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
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB







