Folly Hill Cottage, Friezley Lane, Cranbrook, TN17 2LL
About Folly Hill Cottage
Folly Hill Cottage is a detached house in Cranbrook (TN17 2LL). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 175 m² it's 17.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (211 m² median across 9 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: a garage conversion refused in 2009.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Folly Hill Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2009Garage ConversionOutlineIn report
Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed): Conversion of garage to residential use, with extension to dormers on first floor and new internal staircase
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/02033/CPD
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Folly Hill Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£899,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN17 2LL: £1,020,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in TN17 2LL
Hocker Edge Nursery, Friezley Lane, Cranbrook, TN17 2LL
Sold Apr 2024
£500,000Little Friezley, Friezley Lane, Cranbrook, TN17 2LL
Sold Jun 2023
£890,000Rydal House, Friezley Lane, Cranbrook, TN17 2LL
Sold Dec 2021
£1,050,000Weavers, Friezley Lane, Cranbrook, TN17 2LL
Sold Nov 2021
£1,020,000Hockeredge Oast, Friezley Lane, Cranbrook, TN17 2LL
Sold Jul 2019
£1,815,000
Everything we know about Folly Hill 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 Friezley Lane homes
On epc rating, Folly Hill Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
35 (F)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
175 m²
Street avg 226 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.8 t/year
Street avg 10.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 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
1.4 km
Mill Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 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
41.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB