4 St Cosmas Close, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4BX

4 St Cosmas Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Challock, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 4BX). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 105), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 69 m² the property is well over the postcode median (39 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1999–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £261,000 sits 91.9% above the 2014 sale of £136,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 28.3% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch, partial demolition and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 12 years since the last transfer (April 2014).