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1 Brook Cottages, Charing Heath Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0AL

Notable views5 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
109 m²
1173 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Brook Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • GarageYes
  • Summer houseYes
  • OutbuildingsYes
  • Notable viewsYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

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 4)
Apr 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2023from Aug 2011
Low Energy Lighting
10%92%

More low energy lighting installed

Jan 2025from Mar 2023
EPC improved fromD60toE44
Hot Water
Main SystemMain (No Stat)

Hot water system changed

Apr 2025from Jan 2025
EPC improved fromE44toD59
Roof Insulation
InsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Brook Cottages, Charing Heath Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Oct 2024
    DemolitionFull
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Oct 2006
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Proposed single storey rear extension

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    06/01554/AS
    View planning record

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Brook Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£517,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 25 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2023)

£500,000

Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 June 2023Most recent

    £500,000

    +25.0%over 5 years
  2. 19 January 2018

    £400,000

    +21.2%over 4 years
  3. 8 August 2013

    £330,000

    +23.8%over 8 years
  4. 24 August 2004

    £266,500

    +122.1%over 6 years
  5. 30 January 1998

    £120,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN27 0AL: £615,000 (2025–2016).

On the street

Versus other Charing Heath Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Brook Cottages is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£4,587

Street avg £3,997

On par

Floor Area

109 m²

Street avg 133 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 8.0 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Brook Cottages

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

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.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TN27 0AL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN27 0AL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN27 0AL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Brook Cottages, Charing Heath Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0AL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.