Hardwick House, Flat 5, Pluckley Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0AG

Hardwick House is a one-bedroom detached house in Charing, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 0AG). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 63 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in Hardwick House, where floor areas span 62–81 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (47 versus a best of 70). The latest certificate (October 2018) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve.

At 63 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). Last changed hands 13 years ago, in June 2013. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £171,000 is 37.3% above the 2013 sale price.