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

Oldbury is a semi-detached house in Bethersden, Ashford, Ashford (TN26 3BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (July 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 98), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Last sold in October 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 101 m² it's 28.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (141 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £627,000 is 34.8% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£428/sq ft) was about 55.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 15 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 7 refused.