2 Bybrook Court, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9JX

2 Bybrook Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Kennington, Ashford, Ashford (TN24 9JX). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 46 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–89 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to A, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (53 versus a best of 93). The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since January 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (75 m² across 18 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 1998–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £140,000 sits 180% above the 2002 sale of £50,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£101/sq ft) was about 36.2% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.