17 Orlestone View, Hamstreet, Ashford, TN26 2LB

17 Orlestone View is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hamstreet, Ashford, Ashford (TN26 2LB). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.

At 123 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 36 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. On the market in February 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Across 2005–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £398,000 is 29.4% above the 2016 sale price.