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Home Cottage, Station Road, Pluckley, Ashford, TN27 0QX

3 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
234 m²
2519 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 74
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Home Cottage

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

Home Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Pluckley, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 0QX). It has a recorded floor area of 234 m² (around 2519 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 148.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last sale on file: £1,170,000 in October 2024.

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
  • Bathrooms3

Outside

  • OutbuildingsYes
  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • Previously extendedYes
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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.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Jul 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C74
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2014from Feb 2009
EPC improved fromE47toC79
Heating System
Gas BoilerHeat Pump

Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency

Main Fuel
OilElectric

Changed to a more efficient fuel source

Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull Control

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Windows
Partial DoubleTriple

Windows upgraded to triple glazing

Walls
AverageGood

Wall insulation improved

Roof Insulation
InsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels

Floor Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated

Floor insulation added or improved

Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Jul 2024from Jul 2014
Hot Water
AverageVery Poor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Home Cottage, Station Road, Pluckley, Ashford, TN27 0QX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Home Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Sept 2022
    Demolition And RebuildFull
    In report

    Proposed demolition of existing outbuilding and replacement with new ancillary building.

    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    22/00693/AS
    View planning record
  2. Aug 2017
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension to existing outbuilding to create design studio (retrospective)

    Retrospective
    Documents
    18 docs on file
    Reference
    17/00389/AS
    View planning record

What's in Home Cottage, Station Road, Pluckley, Ashford, TN27 0QX's planning history?

1 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 Home Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£1,059,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.6% per year over 12 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2024)

£1,170,000

Growth on file: 10.6% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 October 2024Most recent

    £1,170,000

    +23.2%over 3 years
  2. 15 October 2020

    £950,000

    +163.9%over 7 years
  3. 31 January 2013

    £360,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN27 0QX: £485,000 (2022–2005).

On the street

Versus other Station Road homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Home Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,000

Street avg £2,684

Strongly above

Floor Area

234 m²

Street avg 196 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Home 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
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

0.5 km

Post Office — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TN27 0QX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN27 0QX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN27 0QX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

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 Home Cottage, Station Road, Pluckley, Ashford, TN27 0QX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.