2 Chestnut Cottage, Buck Street, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4AT

2 Chestnut Cottage is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Challock, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 4AT). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 3 certificates since December 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 61), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 67 m² it sits well below the postcode median (200 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). 11 years since the last transfer (July 2015). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £304,000 is 41.1% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£299/sq ft) was about 60.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.