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The Cottage, Westwell Leacon, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0EL

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
81 m²
872 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 16
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About The Cottage

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

The Cottage is a semi-detached house in Charing, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 0EL). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a G (score 16), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 57), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel.

At 81 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £311,000 is 15.2% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 21.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £270,000 in October 2023.

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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.

The Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G16
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Cottage, Westwell Leacon, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0EL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Cottage has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for The Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£311,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 28 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2023)

£270,000

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 28 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 October 2023Most recent

    £270,000

    +153.5%over 24 years

  2. 6 October 1999

    £106,500

    +104.8%over 4 years

  3. 4 May 1995

    £52,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN27 0EL: £260,000 (2025–2018).

On the street

Versus other Westwell Leacon homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for The Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,333

Street avg £4,378

Below

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 56 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 2.4 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about The Cottage

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£319k

1 Barnfield Cottages, Barnfield Road, Charing Heath

TN27 0BN

3 bed
£319k

1 Glebe Cottage, Pluckley

TN27 0SJ

2 bed1 bath
£336k

1 Grove Flats, The Grove, Pluckley

TN27 0RR

Flat3 bed2 bath
£345k

1 Bannister House, The Street, Little Chart

TN27 0QF

£267k

1 Eliza Cottages, Old Ashford Road, Charing

TN27 0JG

2 bed1 bath
£257k

1 Centenary Close, Charing

TN27 0LL

£381k

1 Haffenden Meadow, Charing

TN27 0JR

3 bed1 bath
£389k

1 Harrison Farm, Ashford Road, Charing

TN27 0DX

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.
Full Ashford report

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Leacon Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

2.1 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 0EL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN27 0EL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

57.5dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN27 0EL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

50.9dB

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 The Cottage, Westwell Leacon, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0EL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.