Spring Cottage, North Road, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, TN17 1AS
About Spring Cottage
Spring Cottage is a detached house in Goudhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 1AS). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 135 m² it's 22.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (174 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Spring Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Spring Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Jul 2008FullIn report
Erection of new garage and alterations to vehicular and pedestrian accesses
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/01841/FUL
- May 2008OutlineIn report
EIA Screening Opinion: Erection of new garage and alterations to vehicular and pedestrian accesses (TW/08/01841 refers)
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/01842/EIASCR
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Spring Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£685,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN17 1AS: £765,000 (2018–2015).
Nearby sales in TN17 1AS
1 Grand View, North Road, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, TN17 1AS
Sold Sept 2018
£570,000The Old Chapel, North Road, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, TN17 1AS
Sold Dec 2017
£910,000The Spinney, North Road, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, TN17 1AS
Sold Aug 2017
£765,000Chapel View, North Road, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, TN17 1AS
Sold Aug 2017
£762,0002 Grand View, North Road, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, TN17 1AS
Sold Jul 2012
£455,000
Everything we know about Spring Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other North Road homes
On epc rating, Spring Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 170 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
North Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB