Bramble Barn, Newlands Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0AR

Bramble Barn is a semi-detached house in Charing, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 0AR). It has a recorded floor area of 245 m² (around 2637 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 245 m² the property is well over the postcode median (182 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.