28 Forgefield, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3BL

28 Forgefield is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bethersden, Ashford, Ashford (TN26 3BL). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in November 2016 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).

At 66 m² it's 15.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 17 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £383,000 is 16.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 55.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £330,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.