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Willow Cottage, Smarden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8JT

Extendable1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
165 m²
1776 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Willow Cottage

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

Willow Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Biddenden, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 8JT). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£411/sq ft) was about 46.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £730,000 in January 2023. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Willow 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.

Willow Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
15.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Willow Cottage, Smarden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8JT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jul 2023
    Outline
    In report

    Application for Lawful Development Certificate - proposed replacement of the facing materials to elevations and roof

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    PA/2023/1190
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Willow 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.
Current estimate

£764,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2023)

£730,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 January 2023Most recent

    £730,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN27 8JT: £974,500 (2025–2016).

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.

On epc rating, Willow Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,424

Street avg £3,570

Strongly above

Floor Area

165 m²

Street avg 225 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

15.0 t/year

Street avg 9.8 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Willow 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.
£516k

1 Bakers Bridge Cottages, Smarden

TN27 8NJ

4 bed1 bath
£1.2m

1 Bettenham Cottage, Biddenden

TN27 8LT

4 bed
£445k

1 Buffalo Cottages, Bethersden Road, Smarden

TN27 8QX

3 bed1 bath
£425k

1 Beult Meadow, Cage Lane, Smarden

TN27 8PZ

3 bed
£403k

1 Church View, Biddenden

TN27 8EB

3 bed1 bath
£384k

1 Ciderworks, Bell Lane, Smarden

TN27 8FS

3 bed1 bath
£499k

1 Fairview Villas, Bethersden Road, Smarden

TN27 8QT

2 bed1 bath
£407k

1 Bishopsdale Cottages, Biddenden

TN27 8DR

2 bed2 bath
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

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