Stourview Cottage, White Hill, Bilting, Ashford, TN25 4HB

Stourview Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Bilting, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 4HB). It has a recorded floor area of 219 m² (around 2357 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views, a self-contained annexe, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.

Sale prices here have outpaced Ashford HPI: 5.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. At 219 m² the property is well over the postcode median (136 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £1,025,000 in December 2023.