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Milepost Cottage, Benenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8BY

4 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
195 m²
2099 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Milepost Cottage

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

Milepost Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Biddenden, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 8BY). It has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (around 2099 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Last sale on file: £570,000 in July 2018. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £668,000 is 17.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£272/sq ft) was about 15.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.

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
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingOff road
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Milepost Cottage

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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.

Milepost Cottage'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 05 Feb 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Milepost Cottage, Benenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8BY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jan 2021
    Loft ConversionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Loft conversion to form bedroom and office accommodation including addition of 2 no. roof dormers; single storey side extension to form dining room; application of cladding to existing external walls; change existing door and window to rear to single glazed door with sidelights.

    Extension
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    20/01705/AS
    View planning record
  2. Mar 2004
    Garage ConversionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey

    Single storey extension and conversion of existing garage to living accommodation

    Extension
    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    04/00180/AS
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Milepost Cottage

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate

£668,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£570,000

Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 July 2018Most recent

    £570,000

    -5.0%over 10 years
  2. 17 March 2008

    £600,000

    +29.0%over 1 year
  3. 12 February 2007

    £465,000

    +27.4%over 4 years
  4. 8 September 2002

    £365,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN27 8BY: £757,000 (2024–2015).

On the street

Versus other Benenden Road homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Milepost Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,923

Street avg £3,593

Strongly below

Floor Area

195 m²

Street avg 213 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 9 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.4 t/year

Street avg 9.6 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Milepost Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£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

0.7 km

Castletons Oak — bus stop.

Closest school

1.7 km

John Mayne 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 8BY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN27 8BY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN27 8BY

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 Milepost Cottage, Benenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8BY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.