The Old School House, Canterbury Road, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4BJ

The Old School House is a four-bedroom detached house in Challock, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 4BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 223 m² (around 2400 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 64), 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 Average to Good, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since July 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 223 m² the property is well over the postcode median (165 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £757,000 sits 222.1% above the 2001 sale of £235,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£98/sq ft) was about 68% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and solar panel installation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.