Orchard House, Freizingham Lane, Rolvenden Layne, Cranbrook, TN17 4PT
About Orchard House
Orchard House is a detached house in Rolvenden Layne, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 4PT). It has a recorded floor area of 204 m² (around 2196 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 204 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
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Risks
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Sold prices
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Trends
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Energy performance
Orchard House'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Sept 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Orchard House has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2007ConservatoryFullIn report
Erection of a conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/01464/AS
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Orchard House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£909,000
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 5 sales in TN17 4PT: £209,995 (2024–1996).
Nearby sales in TN17 4PT
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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 Freizingham Lane homes
Orchard House is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
204 m²
Street avg 128 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.3 km
The Ewe and Lamb — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 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
42.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB