What type of property is Columbine Cottage, The Street, TN27 8NB?

Columbine Cottage, The Street, TN27 8NB is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did Columbine Cottage, The Street, TN27 8NB sell for?

Columbine Cottage, The Street, TN27 8NB last sold for £650,000 in February 2019, around 7 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £470,000 in January 2008. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Columbine Cottage, The Street, TN27 8NB appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between January 2008 and February 2019, Columbine Cottage, The Street, TN27 8NB rose from £470,000 to £650,000, a change of £180,000. That works out to roughly +3% per year compounded over 11 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Columbine Cottage, The Street, TN27 8NB?

The current EPC rating for Columbine Cottage, The Street, TN27 8NB is D with a score of 61 out of 100, lodged in April 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Columbine Cottage, The Street, TN27 8NB?

Columbine Cottage, The Street, TN27 8NB has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (1,141 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 37% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in TN27 8NB. Source: EPC Register.

How is Columbine Cottage, The Street, TN27 8NB heated?

The latest EPC at Columbine Cottage, The Street, TN27 8NB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for Columbine Cottage, The Street, TN27 8NB?

Columbine Cottage, The Street, TN27 8NB has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in November 2025. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is Columbine Cottage, The Street, TN27 8NB?

Columbine Cottage, The Street, TN27 8NB is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is Columbine Cottage, The Street, TN27 8NB located?

Columbine Cottage, The Street, TN27 8NB sits in Smarden, Ashford, Ashford. It falls within the TN27 postcode district in Kent.

How safe is the area around Columbine Cottage, The Street, TN27 8NB?

Police records around Columbine Cottage, The Street, TN27 8NB show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Criminal damage arson makes up roughly 23% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Columbine Cottage, The Street, TN27 8NB?

The closest primary school to Columbine Cottage, The Street, TN27 8NB is Smarden Primary School (143m).

What is the nearest station to Columbine Cottage, The Street, TN27 8NB?

The closest bus stop to Columbine Cottage, The Street, TN27 8NB is The Chequers Inn, 193m away. In total there are 10 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Columbine Cottage, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8NB

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

106 m²

1141 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 61

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Columbine Cottage

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

Columbine Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Smarden, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 8NB). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 3-band jump.

At 106 m² it sits well below the postcode median (160 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: partial demolition approved in 2025. Past consents include partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£570/sq ft) was about 99% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £650,000 in February 2019.

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

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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.

EPC Rating

D61

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Columbine Cottage, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8NB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

Nov 2025
DemolitionFull
In report
Proposed replacement self-build dwelling with associated landscaping and parking following the demolition of existing.
Documents
26 docs on file
Reference
PA/2025/1413
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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.

Columbine Cottage changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£674,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£650,000

Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

14 February 2019Most recent
£650,000
+10.2%over 7 months
9 July 2018
£590,000
+25.5%over 10 years
17 January 2008
£470,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN27 8NB: £530,000 (2022–2013).

Nearby sales in TN27 8NB

On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², Columbine Cottage stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£6,132

Street avg £3,927

Strongly above

Floor Area

106 m²

Street avg 169 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 11.3 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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1 Ciderworks, Bell Lane, Smarden

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£516k

1 Bakers Bridge Cottages, Smarden

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1 Fairview Villas, Bethersden Road, Smarden

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2 bed1 bath

£407k

1 Bishopsdale Cottages, Biddenden

TN27 8DR

2 bed2 bath

£1.2m

1 Bettenham Cottage, Biddenden

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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

0.2 km

The Chequers Inn — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Smarden Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for TN27 8NB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

Low

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Common questions

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