Frith Bungalow, Cock Lane, Hamstreet, Ashford, TN26 2HU

Frith Bungalow is a two-bedroom detached house in Hamstreet, Ashford, Ashford (TN26 2HU). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 94 m² it sits well below the postcode median (146 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £380,000 is 24.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£302/sq ft) was about 38.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £306,000 in November 2020.