19 Lancaster Close, Hamstreet, Ashford, TN26 2JG

19 Lancaster Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Hamstreet, Ashford, Ashford (TN26 2JG). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1813 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2009) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from May 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 168 m² the property is well over the postcode median (128 m² across 85 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1999–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £568,000 sits 68.5% above the 2013 sale of £337,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 31% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in September 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.