9 North Street, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8AG

9 North Street is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Biddenden, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 8AG). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68).

It hasn't traded since May 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (88 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 70% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £754,000 is 21.6% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£944/sq ft) was about 402.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.