Mount House, Benenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8BY
About Mount House
Mount House is a six-bedroom detached house in Biddenden, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 8BY). It has a recorded floor area of 270 m² (around 2906 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 270 m² the property is well over the postcode median (204 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,461,000 is 46.8% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£342/sq ft) was about 46.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 15 years ago, in June 2011.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Mount House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey extension at Mount House.
- Jun 2005FullIn report
3 Bay oak framed hay store
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/00751/AS
- Sept 2001ExtensionFullIn report
Demolition of existing two storey extension and replacement with two storey brick and tile extension.
- Reference
- 01/00379/AS
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Mount House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,461,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£995,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 June 2011Most recent
£995,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN27 8BY: £757,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in TN27 8BY
Birchwood, Benenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8BY
Sold Jan 2024
£830,000Clapper Hill Farm, Benenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8BY
Sold Nov 2019
£825,000Mannering Farm House, Benenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8BY
Sold Sept 2018
£725,000The Squirrels, Benenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8BY
Sold Aug 2018
£757,000Milepost Cottage, Benenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8BY
Sold Jul 2018
£570,000
Versus other Benenden Road homes
Mount House outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,685
Street avg £3,466
Floor Area
270 m²
Street avg 200 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 9.2 t/year
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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
0.7 km
Castletons Oak — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
John Mayne Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB







