3 Clap Hill Cottages, Roman Road, Aldington, Ashford, TN25 7DA

3 Clap Hill Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Aldington, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 7DA). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement.

Held since February 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £243,000 sits 224% above the 2000 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£104/sq ft) was about 51.9% below the postcode norm. At 67 m² it sits well below the postcode median (112 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.