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Guide Price£850,000

Boarden Lane, Hawkenbury, Kent, TN12

Key Features

  • The conversion of a single storey barn set in approximately 2/3rds of an acre.
  • A further l-shaped former agricultural building with planning permission for conversion to two residential units.
  • A further single dwelling with two bay garage and studio with planning permission for conversion to residential use.

Description

DIRECTIONS

From the centre of Staplehurst take the Headcorn Road and continue along towards Hawkenbury. On entering the hamlet of Hawkenbury, Boarden Lane will be found on the right. Proceed along Boarden Lane and bear left into School House Farm.

Situated between the villages of Staplehurst and Headcorn occupying a lovely rural setting.

The Wealden village of Staplehurst has a range of local amenities including post office, Sainsburys supermarket, primary school and mainline station providing commuter services to London Charing Cross, Waterloo, London Bridge and Cannon Street (approximately 55 minutes). The County town of Maidstone is approximately 9 miles away providing a wider range of both shopping and leisure facilities. The property falls within the Cranbrook School catchment area.

The Headcorn village centre has an excellent range of local shopping facilities, coffee shops, restaurants and primary school. There is a regular bus service linking the village to the neighbouring towns of Maidstone, Tenterden and Ashford - all with excellent secondary schools, leisure facilities and a larger range of shopping facilities. Headcorn also has a good mainline rail service serving London (Charing Cross and Cannon Street approximately in just over 1 hour), Ashford International (with links to Eurostar and fast trains to London St. Pancras) and the coast.

The planning permission has been granted for:

The conversion of a single storey barn set in approximately 2/3rds of an acre.

A further l-shaped former agricultural building with planning permission for conversion to two residential units.

A further single dwelling with two bay garage and studio with planning permission for conversion to residential use.

Please see the link below to Maidstone Borough Council Planning portal:

Please see the planning application numbers below to use on the planning portal:

24/501323/PNQCLA

24/501333/PNQCLA

25/500545/FULL

Services:

Mains water and electricity are available.

Radfords Estate Agents are happy to advise on resale ability and offer any assistance required.

MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS

By law, we are required to conduct anti-money laundering checks on all potential buyers and sellers, and we take this responsibility very seriously. In line with HMRC guidelines, our trusted partner, Coadjute, will securely manage these checks on our behalf. Once an offer is accepted (subject to contract), Coadjute will send a secure link for you to complete the biometric checks electronically. A non-refundable fee of £27+ VAT per person will apply for these checks, and Coadjute will handle the payment for this service. These anti-money laundering checks must be completed before we can send the memorandum of sale to the solicitors to confirm the sale. Please contact the office if you have any questions in relation to this.

These details and plans have been prepared to comply with the 1991 Property Misdescriptions Act. Great care has been taken to be as accurate as is realistic. Please note that it should not be assumed that any fixtures or fittings are automatically included within the sale of this property. None of the services, fittings or appliances within the property have been tested by the Agent and, therefore, prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves that any of the aforesaid mentioned in the Sales Particulars are in working order. All measurements are approximate, and these details are intended for guidance only and cannot be incorporated in any contract.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-06-22

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

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

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

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

  • Headcorn Primary School1.6 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    401
    Type
    Community school
  • Staplehurst School1.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    398
    Type
    Community school
  • Frittenden Church of England Primary School2.5 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    100
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Sutton Valence Primary School2.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    203
    Type
    Community school
  • Ulcombe Church of England Primary School3.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    54
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Cornwallis Academy4.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,402
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • New Line Learning Academy5.6 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    826
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Cranbrook School5.8 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    958
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Christian
  • Maidstone Grammar School6.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,443
    Type
    Foundation school
    Gender
    Boys
  • The Lenham School7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    820
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

* 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 Staplehurst Superstore, Staplehurst1.6 miles
Sainsburys Headcorn Local, Headcorn1.7 miles
Spar - Staplehurst, Staplehurst1.8 miles

GP surgery

Sutton Valence Group Practice2.5 miles

Pharmacy

Staplehurst Pharmacy1.8 miles

Hospital

Benenden Hospital6.3 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

Staplehurst Rail Station1.6 miles

Nearest bus stop

Stonestile Road1.2 miles

Typical drive times

Snodland25 min · 19 miles
Maidstone17 min · 10 miles
Tenterden16 min · 12 miles
West Malling25 min · 19 miles
Canterbury (city)39 min · 29 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 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

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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