# 3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale (TN23 1LZ)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 24 WESTERN AVENUE, ASHFORD, KENT TN23 1LZ |
| Price | £365,000 |
| Bedrooms | 3 |
| Bathrooms | 1 |
| Council tax | D |
| Last sold | £350,000 Nov 2023 |

## Description

Situated in the popular Western Avenue area of Ashford, this well maintained Edwardian House has been maintained in keeping and offers spacious accommodation which comprises hallway, sitting room, dining room, kitchen, utility room, cloakroom, three bedrooms, family bathroom nicely enclosed rear garden.

**Recessed Open Porch** - With  Front Door to:

**Hallway** - Staircase to first floor and storage cupboard under.

**Sitting Room** - 3.66m x 3.40m plus bay window to front (12'0 x 11' - Open metal fireplace with decorative tiled inserts.

**Dining Room** - 3.86m x 3.10m (12'8 x 10'2) - UPVC double glazed casement door to rear garden, feature brick fireplace, original pine flooring.

**Kitchen** - 3.86m x 3.23m (12'8 x 10'7) - Ceramic tiled floor stainless steel 1 1/2 bowl sink unit, range of solid beech worktops with drawers and cupboards under, wall cupboards.

**Utility Room** - 2.21m x 1.83m (7'3 x 6'0) - Terracotta tiled floor, worktops with space and plumbing for appliances, door to rear garden.

**Cloakroom** - White low level WC.

**First Floor:** - 

**Landing** - 

**Bedroom One** - 4.78m x 3.66m plus bay window to front (15'8 x 12' - Built in storage cupboard, original metal fireplace, picture rail.

**Bedroom Two** - 3.89m x 3.25m (12'9 x 10'8) - 

**Bedroom Three** - 3.84m x 3.10m (12'7 x 10'2) - Original metal fireplace.

**Bathroom** - 1.83m x 1.78m (6'0 x 5'10) - Ceramic tiled floor, white suite comprising panelled bath with mains shower over and glass splash panel, pedestal wash hand basin, low level WC, fully tiled walls.

**Outside** - The front garden is walled with wrought iron railing with easy to manage shrubs, side access to the nicely enclosed rear garden with a partially paved terrace, lawn and vegetable area.

**Tenure** - Freehold.

**Services** - All main services are connected.

**Council Tax** - Ashford Borough Council Band: D.

## Property Photos

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## Floorplans

- ![24WesternAvenue-Floorplan.jpg](/listings/photos/132749408/637109) - 24WesternAvenue-Floorplan.jpg

## EPC Graphs

- ![EE Rating](/listings/photos/132749408/637110) - EE Rating

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 2 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #9554626
- **Address:** 24 Western Avenue, ASHFORD, TN23 1LZ
- **Certificate Issued:** 20/05/2013
- **Work Completed:** 02/04/2013
- **Items:** 9 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #7323605
- **Address:** 24 Western Avenue, ASHFORD, TN23 1LZ
- **Certificate Issued:** 26/04/2010
- **Work Completed:** 24/03/2010
- **Items:** 4 window(s), 1 door(s)

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 24 WESTERN AVENUE, ASHFORD, KENT, TN23 1LZ | £350,000 | 10/11/2023 | Semi-detached |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| [Same street] 76 WESTERN AVENUE, ASHFORD, KENT, TN23 1LZ | £250,000 | 29/03/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 22 LITTLEBROOK ROAD, ASHFORD, KENT, TN23 3HP | £322,000 | 19/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 29 LITTLEBROOK ROAD, ASHFORD, KENT, TN23 3HP | £325,000 | 01/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 7 BARROW HILL PLACE, ASHFORD, KENT, TN23 1NE | £275,000 | 11/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 35 WESTERN AVENUE, ASHFORD, KENT, TN23 1LY | £412,000 | 04/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| BARROW HILL LODGES 2 CHART ROAD, ASHFORD, KENT, TN24 8FJ | £325,000 | 29/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 4 EASTERN AVENUE, ASHFORD, KENT, TN23 1LR | £297,500 | 31/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| BARROW HILL LODGES 1 CHART ROAD, ASHFORD, KENT, TN24 8FJ | £325,000 | 21/01/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 77 KINGS AVENUE, ASHFORD, KENT, TN23 1LU | £382,000 | 08/12/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 4 EASTERN AVENUE, ASHFORD, KENT, TN23 1LR | £210,000 | 28/07/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Street average:** £250,000 (1 sale)
**Area average:** £319,278 (9 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £302,903 (36 Semi-detached, TN23, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** +20.5%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Ashford). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,117/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,241/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,365/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Chelmsford (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £1,197/mo

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Sir John Fogge Avenue, TN23 | £3,341/mo | 3 | 0.48 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £3,341/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.92% (okay)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £417,625
- **Target investor price (1%):** £334,100

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £3,341/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 11%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 9.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £1,544/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 17.5%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 6.1%
- **10y growth:** 26%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Ashford; Semi-detached series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 3%
- **5y growth (index):** 14.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 41.3%

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

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