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21 Poplar Lane, Lydd, Romney Marsh, TN29 9LA

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
76 m²
818 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 21 Poplar Lane

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

21 Poplar Lane is a two-bedroom detached house in Lydd, Romney Marsh, Romney Marsh (TN29 9LA). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.

At 76 m² it's 26.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 27 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£385/sq ft) was about 73.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2022 for £315,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Heating systemElectric
  • RefurbishedYes
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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)
Nov 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Nov 2021from Dec 2011
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Low Energy Lighting
100%71%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 21 Poplar Lane, Lydd, Romney Marsh, TN29 9LA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

21 Poplar Lane 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 21 Poplar Lane

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 21 Poplar Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£306,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 19 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£315,000

Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 April 2022Most recent

    £315,000

    +93.8%over 9 years
  2. 20 May 2012

    £162,500

    +139.0%over 9 years
  3. 10 October 2002

    £68,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN29 9LA: £245,000 (2025–2020).

On the street

Versus other Poplar Lane homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 21 Poplar Lane lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,145

Street avg £3,164

Strongly above

Floor Area

76 m²

Street avg 66 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 21 Poplar Lane

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 Romney Marsh district page.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Poplar Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Lydd 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 TN29 9LA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN29 9LA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN29 9LA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.4dB

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 21 Poplar Lane, Lydd, Romney Marsh, TN29 9LA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.