Kenfield Farm, Bowl Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0HB

Kenfield Farm is a four-bedroom detached house in Charing, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 0HB). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 103), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Held since December 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £839,000 sits 56.8% above the 2007 sale of £535,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£487/sq ft) was about 88.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 102 m² it sits well below the postcode median (165 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.