20 The Oaks, Water Lane, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QB
About 20 The Oaks
20 The Oaks is a semi-detached house in Smarden, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 8QB). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). At 53 m² this is the 2nd 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.
At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
20 The Oaks has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
20 The Oaks has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£173,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN27 8QB: £472,500 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in TN27 8QB
Wagoners, Water Lane, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QB
Sold Mar 2023
£472,500Hartnup House, Water Lane, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QB
Sold May 2021
£1,278,75014 The Oaks, Water Lane, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QB
Sold Mar 2016
£284,000Gillets Farm Oast, Water Lane, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QB
Sold Jan 2016
£835,00013 The Oaks, Water Lane, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QB
Sold Jul 2015
£237,000
Versus other Water Lane homes
On habitable rooms, 20 The Oaks runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
67 (D)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 66 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 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
0.1 km
The Chequers Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Smarden Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB







