Orchard Cottage, The Common, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, TN17 2AD
About Orchard Cottage
Orchard Cottage is a semi-detached house in Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 2AD). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in December 2006. At 92 m² it sits well below the postcode median (161 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1997–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £573,000 is 39.8% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£414/sq ft) was about 73.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Orchard Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£573,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.4% per year over 10 years.
£410,000
Growth on file: 11.4% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
7 December 2006Most recent
£410,000
+190.8%over 9 years31 January 1997
£141,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN17 2AD: £570,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in TN17 2AD
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£1,225,000Mouse Hall, The Common, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, TN17 2AD
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£570,000Robindale, The Common, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, TN17 2AD
Sold Nov 2019
£387,500Hawkridge Farmhouse, The Common, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, TN17 2AD
Sold Sept 2018
£650,000
Everything we know about Orchard 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 The Common homes
Orchard Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£4,457
Street avg £3,428
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 194 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 10.4 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
0.3 km
Mill Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB