22 Gatefield Cottages, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4JH
About 22 Gatefield Cottages
22 Gatefield Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 4JH). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Held since November 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 104 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £343,000 sits 145% above the 2003 sale of £140,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£125/sq ft) was about 54% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Summer houseYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
22 Gatefield Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jun 2008ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of a conservatory to the rear elevation
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/00537/AS
- Jun 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Sitting Room Extension
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/00932/AS
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
22 Gatefield Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£343,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£140,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 November 2003Most recent
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN17 4JH: £340,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in TN17 4JH
10 Gatefield Cottages, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4JH
Sold Aug 2023
£500,00025 Gatefield Cottages, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4JH
Sold Aug 2022
£330,00020 Gatefield Cottages, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4JH
Sold Feb 2021
£340,00033 Gatefield Cottages, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4JH
Sold Nov 2020
£267,50015 Gatefield Cottages, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4JH
Sold May 2020
£347,000
Everything we know about 22 Gatefield 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 Gatefield Cottages homes
On price per m², 22 Gatefield Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,346
Street avg £4,099
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
0.1 km
Halden Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Rolvenden Primary School. 1 school 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
45.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB