17 Ascot Close, Borough Green, Sevenoaks, TN15 8HL

17 Ascot Close is a detached house in Borough Green, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 8HL). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since June 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £537,000 sits 51.3% above the 2011 sale of £355,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£248/sq ft) was about 19.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2015. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.