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

Shepherds House is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Aldington, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 7DT). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

12 planning records sit against the property, 12 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include solar panel installation, an extension, new windows and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 90 m² it sits well below the postcode median (137 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £354,000 is 37.7% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 25.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in October 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.