Gilham Cottage, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QW
About Gilham Cottage
Gilham Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Smarden, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 8QW). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 967 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 90 m² it sits well below the postcode median (192 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
Gilham Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Mar 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Gilham Cottage has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- May 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single-storey front extension
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/2024/0530
- Jan 2011ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Application for Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed Development - Erection of single storey side extension
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/00001/AS
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Gilham Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£473,000
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 8QW: £373,000 (2023–2002).
Nearby sales in TN27 8QW
Kelsham Oast, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QW
Sold Feb 2023
£895,0001 Gilham Bungalows, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QW
Sold Oct 2011
£160,000Kelsham Farmhouse, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QW
Sold Jun 2008
£885,000Tilden Barn, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QW
Sold Jan 2003
£373,000Little Gilham, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QW
Sold Dec 2002
£137,500
Versus the street
On co₂ emissions, Gilham Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 34 (F)
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 157 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 9.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.7 km
Business Estate — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Smarden Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB