1 Chequer Tree Cottage, Mersham, Ashford, TN25 7HL

1 Chequer Tree Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Mersham, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 7HL). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2025); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.

Sale prices here have outpaced Ashford HPI: 9.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £809,000 is 12.5% below the 2025 sale of £925,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£774/sq ft) was about 183% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer was September 2025 at £925,000 — fresh data. At 111 m² it sits well below the postcode median (173 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 7 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.