5 Surtees Close, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0BF

5 Surtees Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Willesborough, Ashford, Ashford (TN24 0BF). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. At 43 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (43–159 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 (59 versus a best of 83). The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £143,000 is 15.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£268/sq ft) was about 78.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £124,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.