20 Brigadier Gardens, Ashford, TN23 3GU

20 Brigadier Gardens is a one-bedroom detached house in Ashford (TN23 3GU). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 461 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band B. At 43 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (43–121 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (70 versus a best of 84). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows a C (score 70). The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since December 2007 — that's 18 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 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (71 m² across 50 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £152,000 is 12.6% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£293/sq ft) was about 23.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.