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1 Church Cottages, Church Road, Kilndown, Cranbrook, TN17 2SF

3 sales on record6 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
94 m²
1011 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Church Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Church Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Kilndown, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 2SF). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1011 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since February 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2006–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £540,000 sits 56.1% above the 2011 sale of £346,000. 6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, new windows, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 94 m² it's 15.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 4 EPCs).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Church Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Sept 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Church Cottages, Church Road, Kilndown, Cranbrook, TN17 2SF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Jun 2019
    Loft ConversionFull
    In report

    Addition of rear dormer window and, replacement first floor window.

    Documents
    18 docs on file
    Reference
    19/00666/FULL
    View planning record
  2. Aug 2015
    RenovationOutline
    In report

    Replacement of three sliding sash windows and one casement window.

    New Windows
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    15/504544/LAWPRO
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Church Cottages saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£540,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2011)

£346,000

Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 February 2011Most recent

    £346,000

    +25.8%over 3 years

  2. 5 July 2007

    £275,000

    +26.7%over 1 year

  3. 17 March 2006

    £217,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN17 2SF: £530,000 (2025–2010).

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On the street

Versus other Church Road homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Church Cottages is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

Price per m²

£3,684

Street avg £4,211

On par

Floor Area

94 m²

Street avg 122 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

7.0 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

On par
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cranbrook district page.
Full Cranbrook report

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

0.1 km

Quarry Centre — bus stop.

Closest school

2.6 km

Lamberhurst St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TN17 2SF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN17 2SF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN17 2SF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 10 points of interest in total.
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