The Old Fire House, Cock Lane, Hamstreet, Ashford, TN26 2HU

The Old Fire House is a four-bedroom detached house in Hamstreet, Ashford, Ashford (TN26 2HU). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1604 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 98), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in August 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £643,000 sits 62.8% above the 2007 sale of £395,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 20.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.