Hardwick House, Flat 2, Pluckley Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0AG

Hardwick House is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Charing, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 0AG). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 81 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Hardwick House (62–81 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2012. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since December 2005 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (150 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £219,000 is 46% above the 2005 sale price.