Golford House, Golford Road, Cranbrook, TN17 3NT
About Golford House
Golford House is a four-bedroom detached house in Cranbrook (TN17 3NT). It has a recorded floor area of 445 m² (around 4790 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 445 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in August 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across 1998–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,945,000 is 28.4% above the 2015 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Swimming poolYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Golford House'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Feb 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Golford House has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Apr 2022OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of detached garage
- Agent
- Roger Howells Architects
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/04249/FULL
- Jul 2021AnnexFullIn report
Alterations and extension to existing annex
- Agent
- Roger Howells Architects
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01309/FULL
What's in Golford House, Golford Road, Cranbrook, TN17 3NT's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Golford House has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£1,945,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 18 years.
£1,515,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
25 August 2015Most recent
£1,515,000
+280.7%over 17 years16 January 1998
£398,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN17 3NT: £900,000 (2021–2002).
Everything we know about Golford House, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Golford Road homes
On floor area, Golford House stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
445 m²
Street avg 137 m²
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
12 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
0.5 km
Golford Corner — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Cranbrook School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB