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Primrose Cottage, Bethersden Road, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QX

4 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
99 m²
1066 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Primrose Cottage

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

Primrose Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Smarden, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 8QX). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

At 99 m² it's 26.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 4 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£460/sq ft) was about 82.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2024 at £490,000.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2017

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2017from Oct 2014
Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Primrose Cottage, Bethersden Road, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Primrose Cottage 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 Primrose Cottage

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.

Primrose Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£521,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 28 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2024)

£490,000

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 28 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 June 2024Most recent

    £490,000

    +5.4%over 6 years

  2. 16 February 2018

    £465,000

    +45.3%over 10 years

  3. 3 May 2007

    £320,000

    +196.3%over 10 years

  4. 10 October 1996

    £108,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN27 8QX: £250,000 (2020–2004).

On the street

Versus other Bethersden Road homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Primrose Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

62 (D)

Street avg 72 (C)

Strongly below

Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 2.8 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Primrose Cottage

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£445k

1 Buffalo Cottages, Bethersden Road, Smarden

TN27 8QX

3 bed1 bath
£425k

1 Beult Meadow, Cage Lane, Smarden

TN27 8PZ

3 bed
£403k

1 Church View, Biddenden

TN27 8EB

3 bed1 bath
£384k

1 Ciderworks, Bell Lane, Smarden

TN27 8FS

3 bed1 bath
£516k

1 Bakers Bridge Cottages, Smarden

TN27 8NJ

4 bed1 bath
£499k

1 Fairview Villas, Bethersden Road, Smarden

TN27 8QT

2 bed1 bath
£407k

1 Bishopsdale Cottages, Biddenden

TN27 8DR

2 bed2 bath
£351k

1 Glebe Close, Smarden

TN27 8NG

2 bed1 bath
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.
Full Ashford report

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

0.6 km

Bethersden Road — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 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 8QX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN27 8QX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN27 8QX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

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 Primrose Cottage, Bethersden Road, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.