Golford Place, Tenterden Road, Golford, Cranbrook, TN17 3PA
About Golford Place
Golford Place is a five-bedroom detached house in Golford, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 3PA). It has a recorded floor area of 253 m² (around 2723 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 253 m² the property is well over the postcode median (139 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. On the market in December 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Today's modelled estimate of £1,064,000 is 29% above the 2016 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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Golford Place's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Golford Place has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Nov 2004ConversionHeritageIn report
Listed Building Consent - Conversion of scullery to provide new kitchen facility; Installation of damp proof course, terracotta paviors, external roof outlet for kitchen extraction, solid English oak kitchen fittings
Listed- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/02298/LBC
What's in Golford Place, Tenterden Road, Golford, Cranbrook, TN17 3PA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Golford Place valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,064,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£825,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 December 2016Most recent
£825,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN17 3PA: £595,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in TN17 3PA
The Haven, Tenterden Road, Golford, Cranbrook, TN17 3PA
Sold Oct 2023
£305,000Victoria, Tenterden Road, Golford, Cranbrook, TN17 3PA
Sold Jun 2021
£412,500Owls Nest, Tenterden Road, Golford, Cranbrook, TN17 3PA
Sold Jun 2021
£925,000Golford Lodge, Tenterden Road, Golford, Cranbrook, TN17 3PA
Sold Feb 2021
£1,345,000Forest View, Tenterden Road, Golford, Cranbrook, TN17 3PA
Sold Jul 2018
£595,000
Everything we know about Golford Place, in one report
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Versus other Tenterden Road homes
Floor Area for Golford Place runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,261
Street avg £3,445
Floor Area
253 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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
0.3 km
Golford Corner — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB