1 Bournewood, Hamstreet, Ashford, TN26 2HJ

1 Bournewood is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Hamstreet, Ashford, Ashford (TN26 2HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 422 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2011) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Held since July 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £225,000 sits 57.9% above the 2006 sale of £142,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£337/sq ft) was about 30.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (79 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.