5 Sydney Street, Ashford, TN23 7UA

5 Sydney Street is a mid-terrace house in Ashford (TN23 7UA). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £182,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£352/sq ft) was about 83.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 48 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 5 EPCs).