Hope Cottage, Kingsland Lane, Egerton, Ashford, TN27 9ET

Hope Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Egerton, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 9ET). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot.

Held since November 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £657,000 sits 115.4% above the 2009 sale of £305,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 40.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.