12 Barrow Hill Cottages, Ashford, TN23 1NG

12 Barrow Hill Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ashford (TN23 1NG). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

Held since November 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. Across 1996–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £194,000 sits 92.1% above the 2009 sale of £101,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£165/sq ft) was about 24.2% below the postcode norm.