Yew Tree Cottage, Green Lane, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4DN

Yew Tree Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Challock, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 4DN). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since January 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £725,000 is 47.4% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£519/sq ft) was about 53.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.