Cordwainers, Market Place, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0LR

Cordwainers is a five-bedroom detached house in Charing, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 0LR). It has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (around 2099 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 65), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views and a self-contained annexe.

At 195 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2000–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £693,000 sits 84.8% above the 2012 sale of £375,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 30.5% below the postcode norm. On the market in November 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2026.