Hadmans Place Barn, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8PW
About Hadmans Place Barn
Hadmans Place Barn is a detached house in Smarden, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 8PW). It has a recorded floor area of 218 m² (around 2347 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 218 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 8 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in October 2014. Across 2005–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,107,000 is 17.1% above the 2014 sale price.
Energy performance
Hadmans Place Barn's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Dec 2023
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
Planning history
A an annexe application was refused at Hadmans Place Barn in 2021.
- Jun 2025AmendmentIn report
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing - Use of land surrounding the house as residential curtilage.
Retrospective- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/2025/0826
- Nov 2021AnnexFullIn report
Erection of a detached oak framed ancillary annex.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00462/AS
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Hadmans Place Barn was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,107,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.8% per year over 9 years.
£945,000
Growth on file: 12.8% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
5 October 2014Most recent
£945,000
+129.9%over 7 years25 July 2007
£411,000
+30.5%over 1 year18 August 2005
£315,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN27 8PW: £395,000 (2024–2008).
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
£810,000Cherry Holt, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8PW
Sold Sept 2013
£395,0003 Hadman Cottages, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8PW
Sold Mar 2008
£190,000
Versus the street
Hadmans Place Barn outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 40 (E)
Floor Area
218 m²
Street avg 61 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 3 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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







