Elizabethan Court, Flat 8, High Street, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0LS

Elizabethan Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Charing, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 0LS). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 60 m² this is the 6th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in Elizabethan Court, where floor areas span 45–65 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

Held since November 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £181,000 sits 141.3% above the 2000 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 52.4% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 60 m² it's 17.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 16 EPCs).