Yoakes Cottage, Ashford Road, Old Romney, Romney Marsh, TN29 0AJ
About Yoakes Cottage
Yoakes Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Old Romney, Romney Marsh, Romney Marsh (TN29 0AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1274 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (August 2011) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 48). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1996–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £770,000 sits 56.3% above the 2013 sale of £492,500. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, an annexe and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 13 years since the last transfer (July 2013).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Outside
- GarageDouble
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
- Swimming poolYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Yoakes 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Aug 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Yoakes Cottage has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Dec 2014Garage ConversionFullIn report
Change of use and conversion of garage to ancillary accommodation together with external alterations
Annex- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- Y14/1018/SH
- Feb 2014ExtensionIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Rear extension.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- Y14/0003/GPD
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Yoakes Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£770,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.2% per year over 17 years.
£492,500
Growth on file: 10.2% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
25 July 2013Most recent
£492,500
+114.1%over 13 years16 December 1999
£230,000
+155.6%over 3 years22 February 1996
£90,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in TN29 0AJ: £367,975 (2012–2009).
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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
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.4 km
Village Hall — bus stop.
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
43.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







