25 Gatefield Cottages, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4JH
About 25 Gatefield Cottages
25 Gatefield Cottages is a semi-detached house in Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 4JH). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 109), a 3-band jump.
Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £330,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£511/sq ft) was about 107.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 60 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 23 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
25 Gatefield Cottages has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/2023/1436
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
25 Gatefield Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
£353,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 19 years.
£330,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
4 August 2022Most recent
£330,000
+82.3%over 8 years14 March 2014
£181,000
+13.1%over 2 years6 September 2011
£160,000
+22.6%over 8 years15 June 2003
£130,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN17 4JH: £340,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in TN17 4JH
10 Gatefield Cottages, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4JH
Sold Aug 2023
£500,00020 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
£347,00026 Gatefield Cottages, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4JH
Sold Jul 2018
£265,000
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Gatefield Cottages homes
25 Gatefield Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,500
Street avg £3,579
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB