5b, Queen Street, Ashford, TN23 1RF

5b is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ashford (TN23 1RF). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 31 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (31–154 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 20 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in January 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £118,000 sits 268.8% above the 2000 sale of £31,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£96/sq ft) was about 29.3% below the postcode norm. At 31 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.