Longwait, Vesper Hawk Lane, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8PU
About Longwait
Longwait is a three-bedroom detached house in Smarden, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 8PU). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. The latest certificate (November 2012) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since February 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £448,000 sits 209% above the 1996 sale of £145,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£87/sq ft) was about 71.1% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Nov 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Longwait has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Longwait was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£448,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£145,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 February 1996Most recent
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN27 8PU: £610,000 (2022–2010).
Nearby sales in TN27 8PU
East Lake Barn, Vesper Hawk Lane, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8PU
Sold Jun 2022
£800,0001 Jessamine Cottages, Vesper Hawk Lane, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8PU
Sold Oct 2014
£242,000Westlake Barn, Vesper Hawk Lane, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8PU
Sold Jan 2011
£610,000Vesper Barn, Vesper Hawk Lane, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8PU
Sold Jul 2010
£640,0002 Jessamine Cottages, Vesper Hawk Lane, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8PU
Sold Jul 2006
£205,000
Versus other Vesper Hawk Lane homes
On price per m², Longwait runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£942
Street avg £4,084
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
0.4 km
Glebe Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Smarden Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB