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.

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. Across 2010–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£424/sq ft) was about 55.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2021 for £475,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.