Apartment 6, 12 Tufton Street, Ashford, TN23 1QP

Apartment 6 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Ashford (TN23 1QP). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity. At 51 m² this is the 3rd 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 across 9 units on file.

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 51 m² it's 17.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 8 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £145,000 is 21.8% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£217/sq ft) was about 17% above the typical sold price in the postcode.