18 Plantation Close, Hothfield, Ashford, TN26 1ED

18 Plantation Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Hothfield, Ashford, Ashford (TN26 1ED). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2024) returns a high B (score 90), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in November 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 93 m² the property is well over the postcode median (41 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £348,000 is 10.5% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 94.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2024 at £315,000.