Bybrook Lodge, Canterbury Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9QA

Bybrook Lodge is a five-bedroom detached house in Kennington, Ashford, Ashford (TN24 9QA). It has a recorded floor area of 230 m² (around 2476 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The property has solar panels and underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

Held since July 2000 — that's 26 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. At 230 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £756,000 sits 190.8% above the 2000 sale of £260,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£105/sq ft) was about 36.5% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.