The Cottage, Iden Green Road, Iden Green, Cranbrook, TN17 4HA
About The Cottage
The Cottage is a three-bedroom property in Iden Green, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 4HA). It has council tax band E. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
16 planning records sit against the property, 11 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £585,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
No EPC on record
This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.
Planning history
A recent planning application at The Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Jan 2024RenovationHeritageIn report
Listed Building Consent - Replace existing staircase in lounge
Listed- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/02956/LBC
- Jan 2024RenovationFullIn report
Replace existing staircase in lounge
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/02955/FULL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at The Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£585,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
12 March 2021Most recent
£585,000
+240.1%over 22 years26 October 1998
£172,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN17 4HA: £440,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in TN17 4HA
Merin Cottage, Iden Green Road, Iden Green, Cranbrook, TN17 4HA
Sold Jun 2024
£820,000The Old Stores, Iden Green Road, Iden Green, Cranbrook, TN17 4HA
Sold Jul 2021
£479,950Yew Cottage, Iden Green Road, Iden Green, Cranbrook, TN17 4HA
Sold Apr 2021
£345,000Mulberry Cottage, Iden Green Road, Iden Green, Cranbrook, TN17 4HA
Sold Nov 2019
£440,0002 Coveney Cottages, Iden Green Road, Iden Green, Cranbrook, TN17 4HA
Sold Sept 2019
£385,000
Everything we know about The Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
- A planning decision worth checking

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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
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Benenden Church of England Primary School. 1 school 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
43.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB