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Gorse Bank, Bowl Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0HB

Swimming pool4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
166 m²
1782 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Gorse Bank

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

Gorse Bank is a five-bedroom detached house in Charing, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 0HB). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1782 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2011. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Today's modelled estimate of £1,002,000 sits 74.3% above the 2013 sale of £575,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£323/sq ft) was about 24.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in November 2013. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.

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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageDouble
  • LandYes
  • Swimming poolYes
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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.

Gorse Bank's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Apr 2021

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2011

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Gorse Bank, Bowl Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0HB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Gorse Bank has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Jan 2015
    ExtensionOutline
    In report

    Extension: Side of property

    An Application for Lawful Development Certificate - proposed - Erection of a single storey side extension

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    15/00015/AS
    View planning record
  2. Oct 2014
    ExtensionOutline
    In report

    Extension: Side of property

    An Application for Lawful Development Certificate - proposed - Erection of a single storey side extension

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    14/01265/AS
    View planning record

What's in Gorse Bank, Bowl Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0HB's planning history?

2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions 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.

Latest sale on Gorse Bank was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£1,002,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2013)

£575,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 November 2013Most recent

    £575,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN27 0HB: £415,000 (2024–2001).

On the street

Versus other Bowl Road homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Gorse Bank outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,472

Street avg £2,969

Above

Floor Area

166 m²

Street avg 151 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.5 t/year

Street avg 7.2 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Gorse Bank

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.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.8 km

Stockers Head — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 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 0HB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN27 0HB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN27 0HB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.2dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Gorse Bank, Bowl Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0HB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.