1 Thorne Cottage, Pluckley, Ashford, TN27 0SP
About 1 Thorne Cottage
1 Thorne Cottage is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Pluckley, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 0SP). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 62 m² the property is well over the postcode median (45 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in February 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Across 2007–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £325,000 is 44.4% above the 2016 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- ParkingOff road
- Summer houseYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Feb 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey side and rear extension at 1 Thorne Cottage.
- Oct 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Part two storey/part single storey side extension/single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/01267/AS
What's in 1 Thorne Cottage, Pluckley, Ashford, TN27 0SP's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Thorne Cottage saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£325,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 8 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
9 February 2016Most recent
£225,000
+25.0%over 2 years30 May 2013
£180,000
-3.2%over 5 years11 October 2007
£186,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN27 0SP: £247,500 (2020–2007).
Versus the street
Floor Area for 1 Thorne Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 79 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 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
0.1 km
Thorne Estate — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 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
44.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB







