What kind of home is 4 Balcombes Cottages, Balcombes Hill, TN17 1AZ?

4 Balcombes Cottages, Balcombes Hill, TN17 1AZ is a 3-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 4 Balcombes Cottages, Balcombes Hill, TN17 1AZ?

4 Balcombes Cottages, Balcombes Hill, TN17 1AZ last sold for £390,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £189,000 in August 2012. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 4 Balcombes Cottages, Balcombes Hill, TN17 1AZ changed over time?

Across 3 sales between August 2012 and June 2021, 4 Balcombes Cottages, Balcombes Hill, TN17 1AZ rose from £189,000 to £390,000, a change of £201,000. That works out to roughly +8.5% per year compounded over 9 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 4 Balcombes Cottages, Balcombes Hill, TN17 1AZ?

The current EPC rating for 4 Balcombes Cottages, Balcombes Hill, TN17 1AZ is E with a score of 41 out of 100, lodged in March 2013. It has improved from a G recorded in April 2012 (2 bands). The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 4 Balcombes Cottages, Balcombes Hill, TN17 1AZ?

4 Balcombes Cottages, Balcombes Hill, TN17 1AZ has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (829 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 12% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in TN17 1AZ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 4 Balcombes Cottages, Balcombes Hill, TN17 1AZ use?

The latest EPC at 4 Balcombes Cottages, Balcombes Hill, TN17 1AZ records bottled lpg as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 4 Balcombes Cottages, Balcombes Hill, TN17 1AZ have?

4 Balcombes Cottages, Balcombes Hill, TN17 1AZ has council approval for an extension granted in February 2005 under ref. 05/00127/FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 4 Balcombes Cottages, Balcombes Hill, TN17 1AZ?

4 Balcombes Cottages, Balcombes Hill, TN17 1AZ is in council tax band C.

Which area is 4 Balcombes Cottages, Balcombes Hill, TN17 1AZ in?

4 Balcombes Cottages, Balcombes Hill, TN17 1AZ sits in Goudhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook. It falls within the TN17 postcode district in Kent.

What is crime like near 4 Balcombes Cottages, Balcombes Hill, TN17 1AZ?

Police records around 4 Balcombes Cottages, Balcombes Hill, TN17 1AZ show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 55% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 4 Balcombes Cottages, Balcombes Hill, TN17 1AZ?

The closest primary school to 4 Balcombes Cottages, Balcombes Hill, TN17 1AZ is Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School (691m).

How well connected is 4 Balcombes Cottages, Balcombes Hill, TN17 1AZ?

The closest bus stop to 4 Balcombes Cottages, Balcombes Hill, TN17 1AZ is War Memorial, 154m away. In total there are 13 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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4 Balcombes Cottages, Balcombes Hill, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, TN17 1AZ

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

77 m²

829 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 41

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 4 Balcombes Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

4 Balcombes Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Goudhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 1AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2012 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on bottled lpg. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2012–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Sold June 2021 for £390,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
Parkingoff_road

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

4 Balcombes Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Mar 2023

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Mar 2013

EPC Rating

E41

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2013from Apr 2012

EPC improved fromG7toE41

Heating System

Room HeatersGas Boiler

Upgraded to gas central heating

Heating Controls

ThermostatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water

ImmersionMain System

Hot water system upgraded

Wall Insulation

UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Roof Insulation

InsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Balcombes Cottages, Balcombes Hill, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, TN17 1AZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Feb 2005
ExtensionFull
In report
Two-storey extension forming garage and bedroom with additional parking for two cars.
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
05/00127/FUL
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2012.

Current estimate

£417,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£390,000

Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

20 June 2021Most recent
£390,000
+66.0%over 7 years
21 July 2013
£235,000
+24.3%over 12 months
1 August 2012
£189,000

Median price across the last 1 sales in TN17 1AZ: £290,000 (2020–2020).

Nearby sales in TN17 1AZ

6 Balcombes Cottages, Balcombes Hill, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, TN17 1AZ
Sold Jan 2020
£290,000

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On the street

Versus other Balcombes Hill homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 4 Balcombes Cottages runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

41 (E)

Street avg 50 (E)

Strongly below

Floor Area

77 m²

Street avg 69 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cranbrook district page.

Full Cranbrook report

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

0.2 km

War Memorial — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TN17 1AZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for TN17 1AZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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Everything within walking distance

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