Friezley Oast, Friezley Lane, Cranbrook, TN17 2LL

Friezley Oast is a five-bedroom detached house in Cranbrook (TN17 2LL). It has a recorded floor area of 287 m² (around 3089 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.

At 287 m² the property is well over the postcode median (186 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. On the market in April 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Across 1998–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,758,000 is 11.5% above the 2017 sale price.