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Smarden

1,455 people · median £515,000 · Ashford

Cleaner air than most
Ashford Council · Independent / Green coalition   22/47 seats · 47% · OCD 2026
58/100
Mixed
AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£515k
median price
-28.5%
5-year growth
100%
of rated schools are Good or Outstanding
£515k
median sold price
10.2 yrs
of local pay to buy
-28.5%
5-year change
36 min
London — fastest
10
rail stations
100%
of rated schools are Good or Outstanding
3
grammar schools
62
schools total
5.3
NO₂ · WHO 10
7.2%
in a flood zone
13
green spaces
6.3
PM2.5 · WHO 5
3
eat & drink
1
shops
18.4%
gigabit
0
gyms & leisure

Tiles show neighbourhood’s own prices and crime; schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend from Ashford -28.5%

£204k£260k£315k£371k20142025£345,000
£220,000 in 2014 → £345,000 in 2025 · across Ashford
Below this neighbourhood: the map places Smarden among Ashford's neighbourhoods — go finer to individual streets and their sold-price history.

The area in short neighbourhood AI summary

Smarden is a village in Kent with a population of 1,455. The median house price is £515,000, with detached homes at £644,000 and semis at £410,000. Prices have fallen 28.5 percent over five years. Most properties are in energy bands C and D, with 39.4 percent rated C or better.

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About 45 percent of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than Smarden overall. Crime and employment deprivation are notably low, though living environment and barriers to services rank lower. Air quality is good, with low nitrogen dioxide but moderate particulate matter. Flooding risk is minimal at 2.9 percent in high-risk zones. Superfast broadband reaches 73.6 percent of premises. Smarden Primary School is 0.4 kilometres away; the nearest secondary is Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre at 8.3 kilometres. The area contains 131 listed buildings and sits within one conservation area. Council tax for band D is £2,342.93, administered by Ashford Borough Council.

Generated at data-refresh time from this report's own figures — never invented at request time. · as of 2026-07-28T16:19:27Z

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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-05
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01

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