Flat 2, 248 Hythe Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0QS

Flat 2 is a semi-detached house in Willesborough, Ashford, Ashford (TN24 0QS). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 66), 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, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). At 59 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–68 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom.

It hasn't traded since February 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2003–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £159,000 sits 67.4% above the 2011 sale of £95,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£150/sq ft) was about 19.5% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).