1 Newtown Green, Ashford, TN24 0PE

1 Newtown Green is a semi-detached house in Ashford (TN24 0PE). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 42 m² this is the 10th smallest of 54 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–121 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since April 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £137,000 sits 364.4% above the 1998 sale of £29,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£65/sq ft) was about 46.4% below the postcode norm.