1 Bakers Bridge Cottages, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8NJ

1 Bakers Bridge Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Smarden, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 8NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a basement. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

At 124 m² it sits well below the postcode median (179 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 10 years since the last transfer (July 2016). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £516,000 is 31.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£294/sq ft) was about 35% below the postcode norm.