Old Farm Cottage, Biddenden Road, Frittenden, Cranbrook, TN17 2BE
About Old Farm Cottage
Old Farm Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Frittenden, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 2BE). It has a recorded floor area of 228 m² (around 2454 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (March 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory, outbuildings, attached land beyond the plot and a loft. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 228 m² the property is well over the postcode median (112 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £920,000 in July 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- LoftYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingoff_road
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Old Farm Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Old Farm Cottage has an approved side extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Erection of proposed side extension
- Agent
- Kent Design Studio Ltd
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/02541/FULL
- Feb 2023AnnexFullIn report
The erection of a detached oak framed annex
- Agent
- Mid West Planning Ltd
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/03660/FULL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£882,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£920,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 July 2022Most recent
£920,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in TN17 2BE: £395,000 (2013–2001).
Nearby sales in TN17 2BE
Ponds Farm, Biddenden Road, Frittenden, Cranbrook, TN17 2BE
Sold Apr 2013
£1,650,000Ponds Farm Oast, Biddenden Road, Frittenden, Cranbrook, TN17 2BE
Sold Aug 2005
£470,000Buckhurst Farm Bungalow, Biddenden Road, Frittenden, Cranbrook, TN17 2BE
Sold Apr 2004
£320,000Ridgefield, Biddenden Road, Frittenden, Cranbrook, TN17 2BE
Sold Aug 2001
£140,000
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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 Biddenden Road homes
Old Farm Cottage outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
37 (F)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
228 m²
Street avg 133 m²
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 9.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
1.8 km
Bounds Cross — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Frittenden Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB