Link Cottage, Charing Hill, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0NF

Link Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Charing, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 0NF). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2019. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Period features are noted in the property record.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in October 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £311,000 sits 314.7% above the 2000 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£127/sq ft) was about 55.5% below the postcode norm. At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (100 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.