3 Hadman Cottages, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8PW
About 3 Hadman Cottages
3 Hadman Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Smarden, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 8PW). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
It hasn't traded since March 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £284,000 is 49.5% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£360/sq ft) was about 24.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Hadman Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£284,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£190,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 March 2008Most recent
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN27 8PW: £700,000 (2024–2013).
Nearby sales in TN27 8PW
4 Hadman Cottages, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8PW
Sold Aug 2024
£235,000Bell Cottage, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8PW
Sold Jul 2020
£700,000Church Farm House, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8PW
Sold Jan 2019
£810,000Hadmans Place Barn, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8PW
Sold Oct 2014
£945,000Cherry Holt, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8PW
Sold Sept 2013
£395,000
Versus the street
Floor Area for 3 Hadman Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 103 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 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
1.1 km
Circus Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Smarden Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







