Bockhanger Farmhouse, Bockhanger Lane, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9BN

Bockhanger Farmhouse is a four-bedroom detached house in Kennington, Ashford, Ashford (TN24 9BN). It has a recorded floor area of 187 m² (around 2013 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.

At 187 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2011–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £595,000 is 19% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£248/sq ft) was about 17.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £500,000 in April 2019.