4 Dobells, Brickenden Road, Cranbrook, TN17 3BL
About 4 Dobells
4 Dobells is a semi-detached house in Cranbrook (TN17 3BL). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 82 m² it's 18.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 7 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Dobells has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Feb 2009ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Rear conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 26 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/00091/FUL
- Feb 2009ConservatoryOutlineIn report
EIA Screening Opinion - Rear conservatory (TW/09/00091 refers)
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/00093/EIASCR
What's in 4 Dobells, Brickenden Road, Cranbrook, TN17 3BL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
4 Dobells has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£302,000
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 3BL: £275,000 (2023–2013).
Nearby sales in TN17 3BL
3 Dobells, Brickenden Road, Cranbrook, TN17 3BL
Sold Nov 2023
£325,0006 Dobells, Brickenden Road, Cranbrook, TN17 3BL
Sold Jul 2018
£275,00012 Dobells, Brickenden Road, Cranbrook, TN17 3BL
Sold Dec 2014
£250,0001 Dobells, Brickenden Road, Cranbrook, TN17 3BL
Sold Nov 2014
£340,00014 Dobells, Brickenden Road, Cranbrook, TN17 3BL
Sold May 2013
£240,000
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Versus other Brickenden Road homes
EPC Rating for 4 Dobells lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 105 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.2 km
Congregational Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Cranbrook 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
37.1dB