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Four Wents Cottage, Maytham Road, Rolvenden Layne, Cranbrook, TN17 4NP

3 sales on record4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
106 m²
1141 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 35
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Four Wents Cottage

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

Four Wents Cottage is a detached house in Rolvenden Layne, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 4NP). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2011) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 46). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 106 m² it's 19.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (131 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £637,000 is 21.3% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£460/sq ft) was about 84.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in November 2017.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

Four Wents Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Sept 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F35
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Four Wents Cottage, Maytham Road, Rolvenden Layne, Cranbrook, TN17 4NP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Four Wents Cottage has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.

  1. Dec 2019
    Conditions
    In report

    Discharge condition 2

    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    19/00648/CONA/AS
    View planning record
  2. Jul 2019
    ExtensionHeritage
    In report

    Extension: Single storey

    Single storey extension to provide a new garage. Existing window in east elevation removed, opening blocked up and window relocated in north elevation.

    Documents
    16 docs on file
    Reference
    19/00648/AS
    View planning record
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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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.

Current estimate

£637,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£525,000

Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 November 2017Most recent

    £525,000

    +23.5%over 5 years
  2. 26 March 2012

    £425,000

    +206.9%over 15 years
  3. 8 August 1996

    £138,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN17 4NP: £425,000 (2025–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Maytham Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², Four Wents Cottage stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,953

Street avg £2,541

Strongly above

Floor Area

106 m²

Street avg 117 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 6.4 t/year

Strongly below
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.

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

0.0 km

The Ewe and Lamb — bus stop.

Closest school

1.3 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN17 4NP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.5dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 16 points of interest in total.
FAQ

Common questions

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