Romney House, The Lees, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4DE

Romney House is a detached house in Challock, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 4DE). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 848 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2009) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since September 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £793,000 sits 72.4% above the 2009 sale of £460,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£543/sq ft) was about 110.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 79 m² it sits well below the postcode median (175 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.