2 Franks Place, Smarden Road, Headcorn, Ashford, TN27 9TA
About 2 Franks Place
2 Franks Place is a semi-detached house in Headcorn, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 9TA). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since August 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £544,000 sits 408.4% above the 1996 sale of £107,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£63/sq ft) was about 79.9% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
2 Franks Place'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Franks Place has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
2 Franks Place's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£544,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£107,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 August 1996Most recent
£107,000
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
Price per m² for 2 Franks Place lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£677
Street avg £4,517
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB







