2 Ibornden Oast, Frittenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8LG

2 Ibornden Oast is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Biddenden, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 8LG). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since September 2015. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

It hasn't traded since November 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £585,000 sits 291.3% above the 1996 sale of £149,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£94/sq ft) was about 64.8% below the postcode norm. At 147 m² it sits well below the postcode median (213 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.