9 Chessenden Lane, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8NF

9 Chessenden Lane is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Smarden, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 8NF). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Held since June 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 75 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £277,000 sits 371.5% above the 1997 sale of £58,750.