Brissenden Lodge, Brissenden Green Lane, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3BJ

Brissenden Lodge is a detached house in Bethersden, Ashford, Ashford (TN26 3BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 388 m² (around 4176 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 388 m² the property is well over the postcode median (132 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£236/sq ft) was about 20.7% below the postcode norm. Last sold in November 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.