The Weavers Cottage, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8NJ
About The Weavers Cottage
The Weavers Cottage is a detached house in Smarden, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 8NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 200 m² (around 2153 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £811,000 is 16.8% below the 2025 sale of £975,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£453/sq ft) was about 55.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 200 m² the property is well over the postcode median (149 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer was January 2025 at £975,000 — fresh data. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.
Energy performance
The Weavers Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2012OutlineIn report
Application for Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed Use - Erection of replacement detached oak framed garage and pool room
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/00315/AS
- Nov 2003Change Of UseFullIn report
Change of use from agricultural land to residential garden area (retrospective)
Retrospective- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 03/01662/AS
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Weavers Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Weavers Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£811,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£975,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 January 2025Most recent
£975,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN27 8NJ: £762,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in TN27 8NJ
Halfways Cottage, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8NJ
Sold Aug 2025
£695,000The Thatched Barn, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8NJ
Sold Jan 2019
£775,000Austens Barn, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8NJ
Sold Apr 2018
£995,000Prosser Farm House, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8NJ
Sold Mar 2018
£762,0001 Bakers Bridge Cottages, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8NJ
Sold Jul 2016
£393,000
Versus the street
On co₂ emissions, The Weavers Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,875
Street avg £3,882
Floor Area
200 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
0.3 km
Mill Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Smarden Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB







