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19 The Oaks, Water Lane, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QB

Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 1st
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
54 m²
581 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 76
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About 19 The Oaks

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

19 The Oaks is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Smarden, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 8QB). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 54 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–105 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to A across 10 units on file. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in December 2006. At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £179,000 is 43.2% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£215/sq ft) was about 26.9% below the postcode norm.

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

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • TenureFreehold
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 19 The Oaks

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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.

19 The Oaks's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C76
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 19 The Oaks, Water Lane, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

19 The Oaks 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 19 The Oaks

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

19 The Oaks valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£179,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2006)

£125,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 December 2006Most recent

    £125,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN27 8QB: £472,500 (2023–2015).

On the street

Versus other Water Lane homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 19 The Oaks stands well clear of the street.

EPC Rating

76 (C)

Street avg 55 (D)

Strongly above

Floor Area

54 m²

Street avg 65 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.5 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 19 The Oaks

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

0.1 km

The Chequers Inn — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 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 8QB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN27 8QB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN27 8QB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

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 19 The Oaks, Water Lane, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.