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7 Downs Close, Headcorn, Ashford, TN27 9UG

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
93 m²
1001 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 7 Downs Close

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

7 Downs Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Headcorn, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 9UG). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 93 m² it's 20.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 21 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £407,000 is 40.3% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 59.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in February 2014.

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

  • Bedrooms3
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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.

7 Downs Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Dec 2024

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Dec 2014from Feb 2012
EPC improved fromD63toE48
Hot Water
GoodAverage

Hot water efficiency decreased

Roof Insulation
InsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Downs Close, Headcorn, Ashford, TN27 9UG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 Downs Close has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 7 Downs Close

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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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.

Current estimate

£407,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 18 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2014)

£290,000

Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 February 2014Most recent

    £290,000

    +65.7%over 11 years
  2. 11 July 2002

    £175,000

    +108.3%over 6 years
  3. 29 February 1996

    £84,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN27 9UG: £305,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Downs Close homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

7 Downs Close is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,118

Street avg £3,344

Below

Floor Area

93 m²

Street avg 75 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.2 t/year

Street avg 2.8 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 7 Downs Close

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.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Gibbs Hill — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Headcorn 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 9UG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN27 9UG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN27 9UG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.8dB

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 7 Downs Close, Headcorn, Ashford, TN27 9UG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.