What kind of home is 13 Sparkeswood Avenue, TN17 4LU?

13 Sparkeswood Avenue, TN17 4LU is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 13 Sparkeswood Avenue, TN17 4LU?

13 Sparkeswood Avenue, TN17 4LU last sold for £395,000 in September 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £276,000 in April 2017, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 13 Sparkeswood Avenue, TN17 4LU?

Across 2 sales between April 2017 and September 2021, 13 Sparkeswood Avenue, TN17 4LU rose from £276,000 to £395,000, a change of £119,000. That works out to roughly +8.3% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 13 Sparkeswood Avenue, TN17 4LU?

The current EPC rating for 13 Sparkeswood Avenue, TN17 4LU is D with a score of 66 out of 100, lodged in May 2021. It has improved from a E recorded in August 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 13 Sparkeswood Avenue, TN17 4LU?

13 Sparkeswood Avenue, TN17 4LU has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (1,259 sq ft), around 39 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 17% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in TN17 4LU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 13 Sparkeswood Avenue, TN17 4LU use?

The latest EPC at 13 Sparkeswood Avenue, TN17 4LU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 13 Sparkeswood Avenue, TN17 4LU have?

13 Sparkeswood Avenue, TN17 4LU has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in August 2017 under ref. 17/00983/AS. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 13 Sparkeswood Avenue, TN17 4LU?

13 Sparkeswood Avenue, TN17 4LU is in council tax band C.

Which area is 13 Sparkeswood Avenue, TN17 4LU in?

13 Sparkeswood Avenue, TN17 4LU sits in Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Cranbrook. It falls within the TN17 postcode district in Kent.

What is crime like near 13 Sparkeswood Avenue, TN17 4LU?

Police records around 13 Sparkeswood Avenue, TN17 4LU show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 55% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 13 Sparkeswood Avenue, TN17 4LU?

The closest primary school to 13 Sparkeswood Avenue, TN17 4LU is Rolvenden Primary School (197m).

What transport links are near 13 Sparkeswood Avenue, TN17 4LU?

The closest bus stop to 13 Sparkeswood Avenue, TN17 4LU is Post Office, 148m away. The nearest underground option is Rolvenden Rail Station (KESR), 2.4km away.

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13 Sparkeswood Avenue, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4LU

1 planning record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

117 m²

1259 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 66

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 13 Sparkeswood Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

13 Sparkeswood Avenue is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 4LU). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 117 m² it's 17.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 10 EPCs). Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£314/sq ft) was about 67.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £395,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenrear

Building

RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

May 2021

EPC Rating

D66

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2021from Aug 2016

EPC improved fromE49toD66

Heating Controls

Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Windows

AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Roof Insulation

PartialWell Insulated

Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels

Low Energy Lighting

0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 13 Sparkeswood Avenue, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4LU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

13 Sparkeswood Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

Aug 2017
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
17/00983/AS
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 13 Sparkeswood Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£431,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£395,000

Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

27 September 2021Most recent
£395,000
+43.1%over 4 years
5 April 2017
£276,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN17 4LU: £270,000 (2024–2012).

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On the street

Versus other Sparkeswood Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 13 Sparkeswood Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,376

Street avg £2,593

Strongly above

Floor Area

117 m²

Street avg 104 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

On par

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cranbrook district page.

Full Cranbrook report

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

Post Office — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Rolvenden Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TN17 4LU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for TN17 4LU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

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