Kent Croft, Pett Lane, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0DL

Kent Croft is a three-bedroom detached house in Charing, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 0DL). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1156 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in June 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 107 m² it's 17.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (130 m² median across 16 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £452,000 sits 67.4% above the 2009 sale of £270,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.