The Little House, Frensham Road, Rolvenden Layne, Cranbrook, TN17 4NJ
About The Little House
The Little House is a two-bedroom detached house in Rolvenden Layne, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 4NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (91 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a basement excavation and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £297,000 is 18.8% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£464/sq ft) was about 117.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (March 2017).
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenfront_and_rear
- Parkingoff_road
Energy performance
The Little House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jun 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
Willow (T1) - To reduce by 2m back to old points
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- OTH/2023/1003
- Jan 2020BasementFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Demolition of existing garage to the side and erection of two storey side extension (with basement level), single storey rear extension, replacement windows, new access and driveway from Maytham Road
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 43 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/01200/AS
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£297,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£249,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 March 2017Most recent
£249,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN17 4NJ: £290,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in TN17 4NJ
3 Frensham Road, Rolvenden Layne, Cranbrook, TN17 4NJ
Sold Mar 2024
£265,000Little Mead, Frensham Road, Rolvenden Layne, Cranbrook, TN17 4NJ
Sold Mar 2024
£770,00020 Frensham Road, Rolvenden Layne, Cranbrook, TN17 4NJ
Sold Feb 2024
£230,000New Stoneham, Frensham Road, Rolvenden Layne, Cranbrook, TN17 4NJ
Sold Jul 2023
£910,000Lilac Cottage, Frensham Road, Rolvenden Layne, Cranbrook, TN17 4NJ
Sold May 2022
£675,000
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Frensham Road homes
EPC Rating for The Little House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,999
Street avg £3,481
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
The Ewe and Lamb — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 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
43.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB