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2 Standen Cottage, Smarden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8JT

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
74 m²
797 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Social Rental
Overview

About 2 Standen Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

2 Standen Cottage is a semi-detached house in Biddenden, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 8JT). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2022. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (165 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.

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Everything you need to know about 2 Standen Cottage

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2024from Aug 2022
Heating Controls
FullThermostat

Heating controls changed

Roof
AverageGood

Roof insulation improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Standen Cottage, Smarden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8JT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Standen Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Standen Cottage

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

2 Standen Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£307,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN27 8JT: £730,000 (2025–2020).

On the street

Versus other Smarden Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 2 Standen Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

54 (E)

Street avg 50 (E)

On par

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 238 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 11.3 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 2 Standen Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£316k

1 Ashenden, Smarden

TN27 8RT

£316k

1 Church Cottages, High Street, Biddenden

TN27 8AJ

£318k

1 Cot Lane, Biddenden

TN27 8JP

£338k

1 Chulkhurst, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden

TN27 8DG

£351k

1 Glebe Close, Smarden

TN27 8NG

2 bed1 bath
£258k

1 Cheeselands, Biddenden

TN27 8HJ

£257k

1 Gilham Bungalows, Smarden

TN27 8QW

£250k

1 Cloth Hall Gardens, Biddenden

TN27 8AT

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Ashford district page.
Full Ashford report

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

1.1 km

Bounds Cross — bus stop.

Closest school

2.1 km

John Mayne Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TN27 8JT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN27 8JT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN27 8JT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 2 Standen Cottage, Smarden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8JT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.