2 Oakhurst Cottages, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3BD

2 Oakhurst Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bethersden, Ashford, Ashford (TN26 3BD). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in January 2017 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 135 m² it's 19.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£299/sq ft) was about 21.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2023 at £435,000.