Appleyard, Rooting Lane, Little Chart, Ashford, TN27 0PY
About Appleyard
Appleyard is a three-bedroom detached house in Little Chart, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 0PY). It has a recorded floor area of 183 m² (around 1970 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Across 2015–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £757,000 is 14.7% below the 2025 sale of £887,500, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. At 183 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer was October 2025 at £887,500 — fresh data. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Appleyard's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Appleyard has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Jul 2025RenovationHeritageIn report
Listed Building Consent for the retention of works already taken place including the blocking up of the doorway into the C20 extension; reinstatement of an opening between the kitchen and dining room; replacement of modern flooring in hallway; increasing height of lintel in kitchen inglenook; insertion of log burners and flues; and addition of coverings to living room inglenook; removal of the gallery landing at first floor; relocation of a partition in the bathroom/bedroom at the rear; removal of modern partition in bedroom adjacent to fireplace.
Listed- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/2025/0754
- Oct 2016ExtensionHeritageIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Alterations to the inglenook fireplace, additional first floor windows and two storey rear extension.
New Windows- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/01218/AS
What's in Appleyard, Rooting Lane, Little Chart, Ashford, TN27 0PY's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£757,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 10 years.
£887,500
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
30 October 2025Most recent
£887,500
+64.4%over 10 years22 October 2015
£540,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in TN27 0PY: £412,500 (2022–2014).
Versus other Rooting Lane homes
Appleyard outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 37 (F)
Floor Area
183 m²
Street avg 77 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 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
0.9 km
The Swan — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Pluckley 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
40.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.2dB







