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£200,000

Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN26

Land size: 21.27 acres

Key Features

Pasture land
In 2 parts
Road frontage

Description

Pretty pasture land between two popular villages - James Hickman, Farms and Land

#TheGardenOfEngland

About 21.27 acres

Guide Price £200,000

A block of Grade 3 pastureland separated into two parcels, located within a rural location on a country lane between the villages of Smarden and Bethersden. The parcel has road frontage with a single entrance gateway onto Bethersden Road.

Viewers are requested to not leave gates open when they go to view and respect grazing livestock.

For Sale by Private Treaty

A block of permanent pasture extending to about 21.27 acres (8.61 hectares) with road frontage to Bethersden Road and access via a single metal gate. The land is split into two parcels by tree/hedgerow windbreaks. There is a pond in the centre of the northern parcel. Boundaries are mostly defined by post and wire fencing and mature hedgerows and trees.

There is a strip of land which is in third party ownership which separates the two land parcels. The seller has owned the land being sold for 24 years and they, along with the previous owners, have crossed the strip on a regular basis, both on foot and with vehicles. Sections of the strip are open to the adjoining land allowing free access for grazing livestock.

Vacant Possession

The land is currently let to a local farmer on a licence arrangement, but vacant possession of the land will be granted on completion.

Services

There are no services connected, however we understand a water main runs close to the roadside gate.

Land Grade

The land is classified as mainly Grade III on the Soil Classification Plan and as mainly Soilscape 18 on the LandIS Map (

Footpaths

There are no footpaths or public rights of way crossing or affecting the land.

Local Authority

Ashford Borough Council (ashford.gov.uk)

Our Ref: FAL260071

Pastures Ponds Greenfield Land Agricultural Vacant Land Undeveloped Land Fields Freehold Bare Land Grazing Land Rural properties

Map Location

Property details

Tenure: Freehold
Council Tax Band: TBC
Date Posted: 2026-06-16

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 71 Farmland & Pasture listings in South East England (10+ acres).

This Property£9,403 / acre

Farmland & Pasture Average (10+ acres) £12,962 / acre

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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way: Ask Agent
Private Rights of Way: Ask Agent
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Restrictions: Ask Agent

Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility: Ask Agent
Parking: Ask Agent
Garden: Ask Agent

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

21 Mbps

Standard (10-30 Mbps)

Suitable for

Web & social
Music streaming
Standard video calls

Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

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 School1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
2 to 11
Pupils
172
Type
Academy converter
High Halden Church of England Primary School2.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
105
Type
Voluntary controlled school
Faith
Church of England
Bethersden Primary School2.3 milesOfsted: Good
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
117
Type
Community school
John Mayne Church of England Primary School2.7 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
94
Type
Academy converter
Faith
Church of England
St Michael's Church of England Primary School3 milesOfsted: Good *
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
177
Type
Academy converter
Faith
Church of England

Secondary

Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre3.8 milesOfsted: Good
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
1,772
Type
Academy converter
Chilmington Green School5.2 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
Ages
11 to 19
Pupils
449
Type
Free schools
The John Wallis Church of England Academy6.8 milesOfsted: Good
Ages
3 to 19
Pupils
1,650
Type
Academy sponsor led
Faith
Church of England
Cranbrook School7.4 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
958
Type
Academy converter
Faith
Christian
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

Sainsburys Headcorn Local, Headcorn4.2 miles

Waitrose Tenterden, Tenterden4.4 miles

Tesco Tenterden Superstore, Tenterden4.5 miles

GP surgery

Ivy Court Surgery4.4 miles

Pharmacy

Headcorn Pharmacy3.9 miles

Hospital

West View Hospital4.7 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Pluckley Rail Station2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop

Bethersden Road1.2 miles

Typical drive times

Rye27 min · 18 miles

Ashford16 min · 9.6 miles

Tenterden11 min · 8.2 miles

New Romney27 min · 19 miles

Canterbury (city)37 min · 23 miles

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

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 3Higher risk

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

Surface water

A 1 in 30 or greater chance each yearHigher risk

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

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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