March Cottage, Clayhill, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, TN17 1BD
About March Cottage
March Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Goudhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 1BD). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows an F (score 22), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (122 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £477,000 is 20.8% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£524/sq ft) was about 121.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 years since the last transfer (December 2017).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
March Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey extension at March Cottage.
- Apr 2018Tree WorksTreesIn report
Trees in a Conservation Area notification: Beech (T1) - Reduce by approximately 25% (2-3 metres) with a proportional width reduction cutting back to appropriate branch axles
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00601/TCA
- Oct 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Erection of a single storey replacement extension and erection of a replacement outbuilding
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/02590/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£477,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 17 years.
£395,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
6 December 2017Most recent
£395,000
+102.6%over 14 years18 September 2003
£195,000
+30.0%over 3 years15 June 2000
£149,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN17 1BD: £510,000 (2024–2004).
Nearby sales in TN17 1BD
Everything we know about March 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 Clayhill homes
EPC Rating for March Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,643
Street avg £4,280
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 7.8 t/year
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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
0.2 km
War Memorial — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB