North Lodge, Ash Road, Ash, Sevenoaks, TN15 7HR

North Lodge is a detached house in Ash, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 7HR). It has a recorded floor area of 198 m² (around 2131 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64).

Held since January 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 198 m² the property is well over the postcode median (112 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £763,000 sits 90.8% above the 2009 sale of £400,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£188/sq ft) was about 34.7% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 3 refused.