2 Fairview Villas, Bethersden Road, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QT

2 Fairview Villas is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Smarden, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 8QT). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since July 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 116 m² it sits well below the postcode median (212 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, new windows and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2012–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£420/sq ft) was about 40.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £525,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.