4 Chequers Cottages, Chequers Road, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, TN17 1DJ
About 4 Chequers Cottages
4 Chequers Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Goudhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 1DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in January 2010. At 156 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £498,000 is 39.3% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 17.5% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenwrap_around
- Parkingoff_street
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
4 Chequers Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Feb 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Chequers Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/01829/HOUSE
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 Chequers Cottages
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
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£498,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.5% per year over 11 years.
£357,500
Growth on file: 11.5% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
29 January 2010Most recent
£357,500
+225.0%over 10 years26 March 1999
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN17 1DJ: £275,000 (2024–2012).
Nearby sales in TN17 1DJ
12 Chequers Cottages, Chequers Road, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, TN17 1DJ
Sold Apr 2024
£270,00013 Chequers Cottages, Chequers Road, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, TN17 1DJ
Sold Oct 2017
£310,0005 Chequers Cottages, Chequers Road, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, TN17 1DJ
Sold May 2015
£275,00014 Chequers Cottages, Chequers Road, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, TN17 1DJ
Sold Mar 2015
£500,0001 Chequers Cottages, Chequers Road, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, TN17 1DJ
Sold Mar 2012
£275,000
Everything we know about 4 Chequers Cottages, 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 Chequers Road homes
4 Chequers Cottages is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,292
Street avg £3,112
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 6.8 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
Beresford Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB