Orchard View, Spongs Lane, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, TN17 2AH

Orchard View is a semi-detached house in Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 2AH). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows a G (score 17), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since June 2012. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 65), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg. The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since May 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £565,000 sits 50.7% above the 2007 sale of £375,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.