Safe Haven, Steeds Lane, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN26 1NQ
About Safe Haven
Safe Haven is a four-bedroom detached house in Kingsnorth, Ashford, Ashford (TN26 1NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2056 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 191 m² the property is well over the postcode median (138 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £740,000 is 20.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£299/sq ft) was about 43.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2020 for £615,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
Safe Haven's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history at Safe Haven is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
3 applications on record at Safe Haven, Steeds Lane, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN26 1NQ
- Sept 2004Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Description: Fell to ground level offshoot of main tree, one Oak tree (T1). Remove dead wood and bough touching cables, one Oak tree (T2). Remove boughs overhanging garage roof, one Oak tree (T3). Remove two boughs on each tree overhanging garden, three Oak trees (T5, 6 & 7)
- Reference
- 04/00123/AS/TP
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksSept 2024Decision
- Tree WorksMay 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£740,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£615,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 September 2020Most recent
£615,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN26 1NQ: £460,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in TN26 1NQ
Hengistbury, Steeds Lane, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN26 1NQ
Sold Mar 2025
£600,000Musgrove, Steeds Lane, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN26 1NQ
Sold Aug 2023
£695,000Sealeighs, Steeds Lane, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN26 1NQ
Sold Jan 2023
£460,000Glencove, Steeds Lane, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN26 1NQ
Sold Nov 2018
£375,000Gorsewood, Steeds Lane, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN26 1NQ
Sold Aug 2018
£550,000
Versus other Steeds Lane homes
EPC Rating for Safe Haven lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,220
Street avg £4,038
Floor Area
191 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.9 km
Poppy Mead — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Furley Park Primary Academy. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB







