1 Franks Place, Smarden Road, Headcorn, Ashford, TN27 9TA
About 1 Franks Place
1 Franks Place is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Headcorn, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 9TA). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 46). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
1 Franks Place sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Franks Place has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Franks Place
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Franks Place has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£497,000
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 9TA: £371,000 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in TN27 9TA
1 Les Maisonettes, Smarden Road, Headcorn, Ashford, TN27 9TA
Sold Apr 2023
£371,0002 Les Maisonettes, Smarden Road, Headcorn, Ashford, TN27 9TA
Sold Jun 2022
£400,0004 The Terrace, Smarden Road, Headcorn, Ashford, TN27 9TA
Sold Aug 2021
£258,0001 The Terrace, Smarden Road, Headcorn, Ashford, TN27 9TA
Sold Aug 2015
£490,0005 The Terrace, Smarden Road, Headcorn, Ashford, TN27 9TA
Sold Jun 2011
£275,000
Versus other Smarden Road homes
On epc rating, 1 Franks Place runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
29 (F)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 85 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Gibbs Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Headcorn 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
47.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB







