Gorse Bank, Bowl Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0HB
About Gorse Bank
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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble
- LandYes
- Swimming poolYes
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Apr 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Gorse Bank has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jan 2015ExtensionOutlineIn 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
- Oct 2014ExtensionOutlineIn 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
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.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Gorse Bank was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,002,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£575,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 November 2013Most recent
£575,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN27 0HB: £415,000 (2024–2001).
Nearby sales in TN27 0HB
1 Bowl Cottages, Bowl Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0HB
Sold Nov 2024
£415,0004 Bowl Cottages, Bowl Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0HB
Sold Dec 2023
£440,0003 Bowl Cottages, Bowl Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0HB
Sold May 2019
£200,000Kenfield Farm, Bowl Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0HB
Sold Dec 2007
£535,000Millfield, Bowl Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0HB
Sold Jan 2001
£125,000
Versus other Bowl Road homes
Gorse Bank outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,472
Street avg £2,969
Floor Area
166 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
Similar properties nearby
1 Broadway Slip, Pluckley Road, Charing
TN27 0AQ
1 Forge Court, Egerton Road, Charing Heath
TN27 0AX
1 Brook Cottages, Charing Heath Road, Charing
TN27 0AL
1 Bowl Cottages, Bowl Road, Charing
TN27 0HB
1 Clearmount Park, The Hill, Charing
TN27 0LU
1 Cherry Tree Road, Charing Heath
TN27 0BB
1 Brenchley Mews, Charing
TN27 0JQ
1 Dering Terrace, Station Road, Pluckley
TN27 0RP
The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB







