Nortons, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8NB
About Nortons
Nortons is a property in Smarden, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 8NB).
11 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2018–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £740,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
No EPC on record
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Planning history
A tree works application was refused at Nortons in 2023.
- Mar 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
Wild service tree - proposal to reduce the crown by 2-3 metres over the whole crown to the profile suggested in the submitted photo using the previous reduction points, leaving a natural shaped crown profile. Two or three lower limbs will be shortened by a further 2-3 metres to alleviate the proximity to structures and improve the shape. This work will improve those aspects and the general health of the tree. The updated annotated photo defines the extent of the works. (Superseded spec - Wild service tree - proposal to reduce the crown by 2-3 metres over the whole crown to the profile suggested in the submitted photo, leaving a natural shaped crown profile. This work will improve those aspects and the general health of the tree.)
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- OTH/2023/0210
- Feb 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - To be pruned back by 2 metres - section overhanging neighbouring property.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- OTH/2023/0118
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£740,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
1 November 2022Most recent
£740,000
+41.0%over 4 years4 April 2018
£525,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN27 8NB: £590,000 (2019–2013).
Nearby sales in TN27 8NB
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£860,000Livery Cottage, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8NB
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£530,000Mennys Cottage, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8NB
Sold Sept 2013
£345,000Chessenden House, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8NB
Sold May 2013
£920,000
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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







