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

2 Chequer Tree Cottage is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Mersham, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 7HL). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on bottled lpg. Other recorded features include notable views. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Sale prices here have outpaced Ashford HPI: 12.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£424/sq ft) was about 55.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 104 m² it sits well below the postcode median (173 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold October 2021 for £475,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.