43 Chester Avenue, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3BW

43 Chester Avenue is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bethersden, Ashford, Ashford (TN26 3BW). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 43 m² this is the 5th smallest of 25 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–144 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 25 units on file. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).

At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2008–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £150,000 is 11.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£292/sq ft) was about 53.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £135,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.