West Lodge, Hastings Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4LS
About West Lodge
West Lodge is a detached house in Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 4LS). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 91 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £539,000 is 37.2% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£401/sq ft) was about 42.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in May 2014.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
West Lodge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Nov 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2003Change of UseFullIn report
Stationing of a mobile home for one year whilst Water Tower is converted into dwelling.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 03/01780/AS
- Sept 2002ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of the existing water tower into a residence
- Reference
- 02/00765/AS
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
West Lodge valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£539,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 10 years.
£393,000
Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
28 May 2014Most recent
£393,000
+26.8%over 10 years6 February 2004
£310,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN17 4LS: £290,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in TN17 4LS
22 Hastings Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4LS
Sold Apr 2024
£290,00012 Hastings Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4LS
Sold Dec 2023
£270,0009 Hastings Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4LS
Sold Mar 2023
£870,00018 20, Hastings Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4LS
Sold Mar 2021
£375,00010 Hastings Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4LS
Sold Mar 2021
£220,000
Everything we know about West Lodge, 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 Hastings Road homes
EPC Rating for West Lodge lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,319
Street avg £3,865
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
0.3 km
Monypenny — bus stop.
Closest school
0.0 km
Rolvenden Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB