1 Bedford Villa, Church Road, Smeeth, Ashford, TN25 6RX

1 Bedford Villa is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Smeeth, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 6RX). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since May 1995, a hold of 31 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 £464,000 sits 430.3% above the 1995 sale of £87,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£53/sq ft) was about 58% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.