Ruckinge House, Ruckinge, Ashford, TN26 2NT

Ruckinge House is a detached house in Ruckinge, Ashford, Ashford (TN26 2NT). It has a recorded floor area of 261 m² (around 2809 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 261 m² the property is well over the postcode median (144 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,005,000 sits 55.3% above the 2013 sale of £647,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 26.3% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2000. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in September 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.