Old Kingsland Cottage, Pluckley, Ashford, TN27 0PD
About Old Kingsland Cottage
Old Kingsland Cottage is a detached house in Pluckley, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 0PD). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 814 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2011) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 46). The latest certificate is from August 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (194 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £678,000 sits 54.1% above the 2012 sale of £440,000. 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in October 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.
Energy performance
Old Kingsland Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Aug 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at Old Kingsland Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Nov 2021FullIn report
Removal of existing timber frame garden room and proposed replacement timber frame structure to accommodate a hobby / DIY workshop and home office with associated minor landscaping alterations.
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00835/AS
- Sept 2021HeritageIn report
Removal of existing timber frame garden room
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00836/AS
What's in Old Kingsland Cottage, Pluckley, Ashford, TN27 0PD's planning history?
4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Old Kingsland Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£678,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 16 years.
£440,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
3 October 2012Most recent
£440,000
+175.1%over 16 years20 June 1996
£159,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN27 0PD: £760,000 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in TN27 0PD
Munday Oast, Pluckley, Ashford, TN27 0PD
Sold Sept 2022
£900,0002 Sunflower, Pluckley, Ashford, TN27 0PD
Sold May 2018
£790,000Tollgate House, Pluckley, Ashford, TN27 0PD
Sold Dec 2014
£500,0001 Kingsland Cottage, Pluckley, Ashford, TN27 0PD
Sold Nov 2014
£384,900Grey Timbers, Pluckley, Ashford, TN27 0PD
Sold Aug 2014
£760,000
Versus the street
On epc rating, Old Kingsland Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
28 (F)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 180 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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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
0.2 km
Westfields — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Pluckley Church of England Primary School. 2 schools 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
44.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB







