3 Elmtree, Appledore, Ashford, TN26 2DL

3 Elmtree is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Appledore, Ashford, Ashford (TN26 2DL). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (89 m² across 9 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 and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£716/sq ft) was about 199% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2022 for £470,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.