1 Buffalo Cottages, Bethersden Road, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QX

1 Buffalo Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Smarden, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 8QX). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Most recent transfer: November 2020 at £400,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 92 m² it's 17.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 4 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £445,000 is 11.3% above the 2020 sale price.