Downsells, Canterbury Road, Bilting, Ashford, TN25 4HE

Downsells is a five-bedroom detached house in Bilting, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 4HE). It has a recorded floor area of 243 m² (around 2616 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views, a conservatory and outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 243 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2009–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £763,000 sits 57.3% above the 2013 sale of £485,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£185/sq ft) was about 26% below the postcode norm. 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in July 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.