Monchique, Bower Road, Mersham, Ashford, TN25 6NW

Monchique is a four-bedroom detached house in Mersham, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 6NW). It has a recorded floor area of 265 m² (around 2853 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2009) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony.

It hasn't traded since September 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 2003–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £841,000 sits 68.4% above the 2009 sale of £499,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£175/sq ft) was about 37.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 265 m² it's 23.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (214 m² median across 13 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs).