2 Bournewood, Hamstreet, Ashford, TN26 2HJ

2 Bournewood is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Hamstreet, Ashford, Ashford (TN26 2HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 423 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2003–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £225,000 sits 56.8% above the 2010 sale of £143,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 36.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (79 m² across 20 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. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.