Shepherds Cottage, Forge Hill, Aldington, Ashford, TN25 7DT

Shepherds Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Aldington, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 7DT). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 943 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 40). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 88 m² it sits well below the postcode median (137 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 7 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £504,000 is 20.6% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£443/sq ft) was about 109.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £418,000 in March 2019.