14 Chessenden Lane, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8NF
About 14 Chessenden Lane
14 Chessenden Lane is a semi-detached house in Smarden, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 8NF). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 45 m² it's 19.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (56 m² median across 17 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
14 Chessenden Lane has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
14 Chessenden Lane has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£215,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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 2 sales in TN27 8NF: £165,875 (2019–1997).
Versus other Chessenden Lane homes
On habitable rooms, 14 Chessenden Lane runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 75 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Glebe Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Smarden Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB







