Property data
Sale history
Price Date Annual growth After inflation
£430,000 Sep 2015 5.0% 2.7%
£249,995 Aug 2004 13.8% 12.0%
£88,000 Jul 1996 na na
Floor plan
Floorplan 5
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Internal area
153 square metres (1,647 square feet) according to latest EPC inspection
£ per square meter (foot)
£2,810 per sqm (£261 per sqft) in Sep 2015. For context, homes in Ashford are now selling for between £3,560 and £4,650 per square metre (£330 and £431 per square foot) . See the analysis of Ashford TN25-4 housing market.
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Bedrooms
4
Type
Semi-detached
Council tax band
D
Plot size
1,269 square metres (13,659 square feet) - map showing freehold boundary lines
Archived listings
History:
Archived sales listing for 5 Forest Cottages. Advertised on multiple portals. It was reduced on 11/12/2023. It last appeared Mar 2025.
Photos:

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Advertiser remarks:
  • 5 bedrooms
  • 2 bathrooms
Planning applications
Planning ref:
July 2021 21/01033/AS
Type:
Full and householder planning application
Status:
Application refused
Address:
5 Forest Cottages, Challock, Ashford, Kent,
Description:
Proposed one and half storey side extension (revision to planning permission 18/01002/AS, resubmission of refused application 21/00435/AS)

Planning ref:
May 2021 21/00435/AS
Type:
Full and householder planning application
Status:
Application refused
Address:
5 Forest Cottages, Challock, Ashford, Kent,
Description:
Proposed one and half storey side extension application (revision to planning permission 18/01002/AS)

Planning ref:
December 2018 18/01002/AS
Type:
Full and householder planning application
Status:
Status not known
Address:
5 Forest Cottages, Challock, Ashford, Kent,
Description:
Single storey side/rear extension; raising the pitch on existing side section to allow for dormer window
EPC Inspections
Summary:
21 May 2025 - energy performance certificate grade E
Reason for EPC:
marketed sale
Tenure:
Owner-occupied
Property type:
Semi-Detached House , has 6 habitable rooms. Estimated year built 1900 to 1929
Area:
165 sqm (1,776 square foot) total internal area
Comments:
Walls: Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed). Roof: Pitched, no insulation (assumed). Heating: Boiler and radiators, oil.

Summary:
25 April 2015 - energy performance certificate grade D
Reason for EPC:
marketed sale
Tenure:
Owner-occupied
Property type:
Semi-Detached House , has 8 habitable rooms. Estimated year built 1930 to 1949
Area:
153 sqm (1,647 square foot) total internal area
Comments:
Walls: Cavity wall, filled cavity. Roof: Pitched, no insulation (assumed). Heating: Boiler and radiators, oil.