3 Nursery Cottages, Thornden Lane, Rolvenden Layne, Cranbrook, TN17 4PS
About 3 Nursery Cottages
3 Nursery Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Rolvenden Layne, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 4PS). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in July 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years. At 94 m² it's 19% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (116 m² median across 13 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £385,000 is 46.7% above the 2013 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
3 Nursery Cottages'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2014ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Application for a non-material minor amendment to approval 13/01371/AS (single storey front side and rear extension, creation of a detached garage and vehicular access) 1 - Front elevation: 1st floor bathroom window reduce size; 2 - Rear elevation: a) - Bedroom 2: omit proposed side window b) - Kitchen: increase size of sliding door c) - Lounge: increase size of sliding door d) - Ground floor bed/living replace casement window with sliding patio door
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/01371/AMND/AS
- Jan 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Single storey front, side and rear extension, creation of a detached garage and vehicular access
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/01371/AS
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 3 Nursery Cottages
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£385,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£262,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 July 2013Most recent
£262,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN17 4PS: £400,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in TN17 4PS
12 Thornden Court, Thornden Lane, Rolvenden Layne, Cranbrook, TN17 4PS
Sold Dec 2023
£500,0009 Thornden Court, Thornden Lane, Rolvenden Layne, Cranbrook, TN17 4PS
Sold Aug 2023
£400,0002 Thornden Court, Thornden Lane, Rolvenden Layne, Cranbrook, TN17 4PS
Sold Jul 2022
£400,0005 Thornden Court, Thornden Lane, Rolvenden Layne, Cranbrook, TN17 4PS
Sold Oct 2021
£400,00011 Thornden Court, Thornden Lane, Rolvenden Layne, Cranbrook, TN17 4PS
Sold Sept 2016
£491,412
Everything we know about 3 Nursery Cottages, 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 Thornden Lane homes
On floor area, 3 Nursery Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,793
Street avg £3,363
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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
0.4 km
The Ewe and Lamb — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 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
42.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB