23 High Street, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8AL
About 23 High Street
23 High Street is a semi-detached house in Biddenden, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 8AL). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a G (score 12), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (177 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £225,000 sits 154.2% above the 2020 sale of £88,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£187/sq ft) was about 25.7% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold July 2020 for £88,500.
Energy performance
23 High Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2021ConversionHeritageIn report
Works of conversion to provide one bedroom dwelling to include provision of staircase and internal walls
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01016/AS
- Feb 2021Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use from tea room (use class E) to 1 bedroom property (use C3)
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00948/AS
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 23 High Street was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£225,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£88,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 July 2020Most recent
£88,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN27 8AL: £545,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in TN27 8AL
5 High Street, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8AL
Sold Jun 2022
£375,00017 High Street, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8AL
Sold Feb 2022
£675,00025 High Street, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8AL
Sold Sept 2021
£545,0001 3, High Street, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8AL
Sold Aug 2021
£420,000The Old School House, High Street, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8AL
Sold Aug 2018
£720,000
Versus other High Street homes
23 High Street is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,011
Street avg £3,032
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 171 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Weavers — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
John Mayne Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB







