The development company Span built 30 housing estates across the UK between 1948 and 1984. In his book The Spirit of Span Housing, James Strike says: “Span housing was the inspiration of two young men, who, during the 1930s, met as architectural students at the Regent Street Polytechnic. Eric Lyons and Geoffrey Townsend both had a keen interest in modern architecture… They believed that there was a market for well-designed houses in carefully designed landscapes for the sort of people who recognised good design when they saw it – and they were right.”

In 2006, Span housing was the subject of an exhibition at the RIBA, and the accompanying book, entitled Eric Lyons & Span (ed Barbara Simms), gives a comprehensive survey of its history. “The work of the architect Eric Lyons,” it states, “is as well-loved now as it was vibrantly successful when first constructed. Built almost entirely for Span Developments, its mission was to provide an affordable environment ‘that gave people a lift’.”

New Ash Green is perhaps the most ambitious project every undertaken by Span. The company put up approximately half of all the house in the village and did much of the design of the village environment. Cordula Zeidler of the 20th Century Society describes the village as "Span heaven". She also writes as follows about New Ash Green:

"Architect Eric Lyons and Span Developments Ltd… got planning permission to build houses for 5-6000 people, arranged in neighbourhoods and bound together by landscaping. The centre of this new town was built in the same spirit; a picturesquely arranged group of shops, featuring the typical Span materials and shapes, and served by an organically bent pedestrian street. Today the ground floor units of this shopping centre work well…"

This property being offered for sale was originally built as a 'K2AW' house type but since the downstairs WC has been added it can now be categorised as a 'K2A'.

The main areas that have been improved are:

The addition of the downstairs WC and complete renovation of porch to Span design including new front door/windows.

Redesign and renewal of exterior Span mushroom light.

Complete renovation of kitchen including reinstatement of the Span shelving unit/room divider which was missing and ours obtained from another house. All German appliances etc.

Main bedroom was overhauled to include new timber clad ceiling and exposed original beams.

Garden completely redesigned from scratch including remote exterior lighting, low maintenance architectural planting. Front gardens re-landscaped and planted with Span style planting.

The roof was completely renewed approx 4 years ago plus attic insulation upgraded. Most of the house has had wall insulation upgraded and some new double glazed windows.

Lounge/party wall reinstated to original Span brickwork from plasterboard & wallpaper

House completely redecorated and downstairs new carpets added throughout (March 2012).