16 Sparkes Wood Close, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4NA
About 16 Sparkes Wood Close
16 Sparkes Wood Close is a semi-detached house in Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 4NA). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.
At 85 m² the property is well over the postcode median (40 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
16 Sparkes Wood Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
16 Sparkes Wood Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
16 Sparkes Wood Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£302,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 2 sales in TN17 4NA: £192,475 (2021–2015).
Everything we know about 16 Sparkes Wood Close, 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 Sparkes Wood Close homes
EPC Rating for 16 Sparkes Wood Close lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 91 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.2 km
Post Office — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Rolvenden Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB