5 Romney Road, Hamstreet, Ashford, TN26 2JB

5 Romney Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hamstreet, Ashford, Ashford (TN26 2JB). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on lpg. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 106 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold July 2023 for £410,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£359/sq ft) was about 58.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.