8 Hill Court, Charing Hill, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0NL

8 Hill Court is a two-bedroom detached house in Charing, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 0NL). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2011) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 47 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–100 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom.

Held since November 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. At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (88 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £184,000 is 24.3% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£292/sq ft) was about 136.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.