Smarden, Smarden, Kent, TN27
- Land size
- 2.4 acres
- Bedrooms
- 5
- Bathrooms
- 3
Key Features
- Stunning Grade II Listed Family Home
- Entrance Hall, Cloakroom
- Sitting Room, Study
- Kitchen/Dining Room, Utility Room
- Principal Bedroom, Ensuite
- Three Further Double Bedrooms
- Family Bathroom
- Grounds Approx. 2.4 Acres, Pond
- Swimming Pool, Pool House, Garden Store
- Double Garage with Ensuite Room Over
Description
SMARDEN
This stunning Grade II Listed country home provides comfortable living, fusing modern appliances with character features aplenty, from inglenook fireplaces to exposed beams. Sitting in well-kept mature grounds of approximately 2.4 acres, the property occupies a location within a short walk of the amenities, particularly the village shop and post office in the much sought after village of Smarden. Within the grounds there is a double garage with Ensuite bedroom above, a loggia and a swimming pool with accompanying pool house and garden store.
Extant planning exists for a ground floor extension, 21/01006/AS (Listed Building Consent) and 21/01005/AS (Planning Permission).
Ashford Borough Council - Council Tax Band G
EPC Rating: n/a
The village of Smarden offers local facilities including a church, village hall, primary school, village shop/post office, butchers, two public houses, a tennis court, a cricket club and a recreation ground.
As well as the local school there are a variety of state and public schools available in the area most of which have recently received 'excellent' in Offsted inspections and include Dulwich School, Sutton Valence, Bethany, Benenden as well as grammar schools in Maidstone and Ashford. Many of the schools can be accessed via school buses from Headcorn.
Main line stations are available at Pluckley some 5 minutes drive, Headcorn 10 minutes and Ashford International with the fast link to London some 20 minutes drive.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- G
- Date Posted
- 2026-05-29
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 1,853 Homes with Land listings in South East England (1+ acres).
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
- Parking Available
- Garden
- Garden
Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
80 Mbps
Superfast
Suitable for
- HD streaming
- Video calls
- Web & social
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Smarden Primary School268 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 172
- Type
- Academy converter
- Bethersden Primary School3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 117
- Type
- Community school
- Pluckley Church of England Primary School3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 82
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Egerton Church of England Primary School3.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 197
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Headcorn Primary School3.3 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 401
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre5.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,772
- Type
- Academy converter
- Chilmington Green School5.6 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 449
- Type
- Free schools
- The Lenham School6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 820
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- The John Wallis Church of England Academy7.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,650
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Church of England
- Highworth Grammar School7.4 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,553
- Type
- Academy converter
- Gender
- Girls
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
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Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
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Rivers and the sea
Surface water
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- Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
- Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
- Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)
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