Course Horn Cottage, Course Horn Lane, Cranbrook, TN17 3NR
About Course Horn Cottage
Course Horn Cottage is a semi-detached house in Cranbrook (TN17 3NR). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2019 the rating was E, 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 main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
9 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£984/sq ft) was about 130.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 118 m² it's 18.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (145 m² median across 18 EPCs). Sold September 2020 for £1,250,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Course Horn Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Switched from oil to mains gas, reducing emissions and costs
Hot water system changed
Glazing upgraded to newer, more efficient type
Wall insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at Course Horn Cottage.
- Dec 2015OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of garage building
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/508775/FULL
- Sept 2014PorchFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey extension to south elevation; open porch to south and east elevations plus interior alterations
Extension- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/502129/FULL
What's in Course Horn Cottage, Course Horn Lane, Cranbrook, TN17 3NR's planning history?
7 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,127,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 September 2020Most recent
£1,250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN17 3NR: £650,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in TN17 3NR
Orchard Lodge, Course Horn Lane, Cranbrook, TN17 3NR
Sold Apr 2024
£450,000Meadow Barn, Course Horn Lane, Cranbrook, TN17 3NR
Sold Sept 2023
£933,000Grey Feather Barn, Course Horn Lane, Cranbrook, TN17 3NR
Sold Jul 2023
£1,118,0001 The Mews, Course Horn Lane, Cranbrook, TN17 3NR
Sold Dec 2022
£650,0002 The Mews, Course Horn Lane, Cranbrook, TN17 3NR
Sold Nov 2022
£490,000
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Versus other Course Horn Lane homes
Course Horn Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£10,593
Street avg £4,876
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 191 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 6.8 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
1.0 km
Golford Corner — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 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
41.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB