High Brooms, Bethersden Road, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QT
About High Brooms
High Brooms is a four-bedroom detached house in Smarden, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 8QT). It has a recorded floor area of 212 m² (around 2281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows a C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views and outbuildings.
At 212 m² the property is well over the postcode median (118 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Last sold in October 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2003–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £958,000 is 12.7% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£373/sq ft) was about 44.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageDouble, Detached
- OutbuildingsYes
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
High Brooms's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 May 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
High Brooms has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on High Brooms was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£958,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.7% per year over 12 years.
£850,000
Growth on file: 9.7% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
21 October 2015Most recent
£850,000
+11.1%over 4 years27 July 2011
£765,000
+9.3%over 5 years9 July 2006
£700,000
+159.3%over 3 years3 June 2003
£270,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN27 8QT: £395,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in TN27 8QT
Coronation Villa, Bethersden Road, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QT
Sold Oct 2024
£580,0002 Fairview Villas, Bethersden Road, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QT
Sold Oct 2022
£525,0001 Fairview Villas, Bethersden Road, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QT
Sold Feb 2018
£395,000Featherstone House, Bethersden Road, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QT
Sold Dec 2011
£590,000Sandhurst Farm, Bethersden Road, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QT
Sold Jul 1997
£90,500
Versus other Bethersden Road homes
High Brooms outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,012
Street avg £4,085
Floor Area
212 m²
Street avg 198 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
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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
1.6 km
Bethersden Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 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
42.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB







