Livery Cottage, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8NB
About Livery Cottage
Livery Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Smarden, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 8NB). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1631 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 50). The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £645,000 is 21.7% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 26.7% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in October 2014.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Livery Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Sept 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Removal of condition ii of planning application 76/00292/AS to allow the erection of a conservatory.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/00772/AS
- Mar 2007ConservatoryOutlineIn report
Application for Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed Development - Erection of a conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/00252/AS
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Livery Cottage
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£645,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 17 years.
£530,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
6 October 2014Most recent
£530,000
+140.9%over 14 years4 April 2000
£220,000
+53.8%over 2 years7 January 1998
£143,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN27 8NB: £650,000 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in TN27 8NB
Nortons, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8NB
Sold Nov 2022
£740,000Columbine Cottage, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8NB
Sold Feb 2019
£650,000Little Smarden House, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8NB
Sold Jul 2015
£860,000Mennys Cottage, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8NB
Sold Sept 2013
£345,000Chessenden House, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8NB
Sold May 2013
£920,000
Versus other The Street homes
EPC Rating for Livery Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,498
Street avg £4,585
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 158 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 9.4 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
0.2 km
The Chequers Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Smarden Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







