Ropemakers Barn, The Street, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, TN17 2JJ
About Ropemakers Barn
Ropemakers Barn is a detached house in Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 2JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £475,000 is 17.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£523/sq ft) was about 119.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £405,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Risks
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Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
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EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Feb 2026ConditionsIn report
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 3 - (external materials); Condition 4 - (watching brief) of 23/00326/FULL.
- Agent
- EP Architects Ltd
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/03058/SUB
- Aug 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: FLOWERING FRUIT TREE (T1) - Crown reduction by one third
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01905/TCA
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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.
£475,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£405,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 January 2022Most recent
£405,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN17 2JJ: £508,000 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in TN17 2JJ
Hazlehurst Cottage, The Street, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, TN17 2JJ
Sold Jul 2022
£750,0001 School Cottages, The Street, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, TN17 2JJ
Sold Mar 2021
£508,000Tydeman S Cottage, The Street, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, TN17 2JJ
Sold Mar 2021
£385,0002 Verdun Cottages, The Street, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, TN17 2JJ
Sold Sept 2020
£380,000Oak Cottage, The Street, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, TN17 2JJ
Sold Apr 2018
£315,000
Everything we know about Ropemakers Barn, 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 Street homes
On price per m², Ropemakers Barn stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,625
Street avg £3,225
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
Recreation Ground — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School. 3 schools 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
45.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB