5 Medway Cottages, Woodcock Lane, Iden Green, Cranbrook, TN17 4HS
About 5 Medway Cottages
5 Medway Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Iden Green, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 4HS). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 95 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Most recent transfer: March 2023 at £530,000.
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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
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Solar panelsYes
Energy performance
5 Medway Cottages ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 May 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Medway Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Mar 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Side extension
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/03586/HOUSE
- Jan 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension to provide living room and first floor bathroom and bedroom.
- Reference
- 04/03122/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 5 Medway Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£497,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 27 years.
£530,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
2 March 2023Most recent
£530,000
+146.5%over 17 years30 November 2005
£215,000
+258.3%over 9 years20 June 1996
£60,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in TN17 4HS: £245,000 (2019–1995).
Everything we know about 5 Medway Cottages, 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

Versus other Woodcock Lane homes
EPC Rating for 5 Medway Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
77 (C)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 72 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 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
0.4 km
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Benenden Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB