Skip to content

Westlake Barn, Vesper Hawk Lane, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8PU

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
149 m²
1604 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Westlake Barn

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Westlake Barn is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Smarden, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 8PU). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1604 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

It hasn't traded since January 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1998–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £822,000 is 34.8% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£380/sq ft) was about 32.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Westlake Barn

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Westlake Barn, Vesper Hawk Lane, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8PU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Westlake Barn has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Westlake Barn

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
£14.99

30-day money-back guarantee

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Westlake Barn valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£822,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 12 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2011)

£610,000

Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 January 2011Most recent

    £610,000

    +87.7%over 12 years
  2. 1 October 1998

    £325,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN27 8PU: £247,500 (2022–2006).

On the street

Versus other Vesper Hawk Lane homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Westlake Barn outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,094

Street avg £3,559

Above

Floor Area

149 m²

Street avg 139 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Westlake Barn

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Ashford district page.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TN27 8PU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN27 8PU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN27 8PU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Westlake Barn, Vesper Hawk Lane, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8PU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.