Apartment 2, 12 Tufton Street, Ashford, TN23 1QP

Apartment 2 is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ashford (TN23 1QP). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity. At 70 m² this is the 7th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–82 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (55 versus a best of 81).

Held since January 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 70 m² it's 28.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (55 m² median across 8 EPCs).