The Laurels, Queen Street, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5HS
About The Laurels
The Laurels is a detached house in Sandhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 5HS). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an F (score 21), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It changed hands recently, sold December 2024 for £455,000. At 99 m² it's 25.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 3 EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£427/sq ft) was about 58.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Laurels's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Laurels has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Laurels valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£467,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£455,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 December 2024Most recent
£455,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN18 5HS: £220,000 (2018–1996).
Everything we know about The Laurels, 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 Queen Street homes
On epc rating, The Laurels runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
21 (F)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 79 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Swan — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Sandhurst 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
47.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB