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High Brooms, Bethersden Road, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QT

Notable views4 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
212 m²
2281 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 74
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About High Brooms

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

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.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • GarageDouble, Detached
  • OutbuildingsYes
  • Notable viewsYes
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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.

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

A
B
C
C74
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against High Brooms, Bethersden Road, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

High Brooms 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 High Brooms

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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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.

Latest sale on High Brooms was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£958,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.7% per year over 12 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2015)

£850,000

Growth on file: 9.7% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 October 2015Most recent

    £850,000

    +11.1%over 4 years
  2. 27 July 2011

    £765,000

    +9.3%over 5 years
  3. 9 July 2006

    £700,000

    +159.3%over 3 years
  4. 3 June 2003

    £270,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN27 8QT: £395,000 (2024–2015).

On the street

Versus other Bethersden Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

High Brooms outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,012

Street avg £4,085

Below

Floor Area

212 m²

Street avg 198 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.6 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about High Brooms

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

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TN27 8QT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN27 8QT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN27 8QT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.6dB

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 High Brooms, Bethersden Road, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.