The Dower Cottage, Rye Road, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5JE
About The Dower Cottage
The Dower Cottage is a property in Sandhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 5JE). It has council tax band D.
11 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. 9 years since the last transfer (October 2017). Across 2003–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
No EPC on record
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Planning history
The Dower Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Mar 2025ConditionsIn report
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 3 - (Details of external materials & eaves, ridge and verge) of 23/03424/LBC
- Agent
- Chris Saunders Associates Limited
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00210/SUB
- Mar 2024PorchFullIn report
Demolition of existing porch for the construction of new porch, toilet and cloakroom
- Agent
- WA Architects
Extension- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/03423/FULL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
£290,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
11 October 2017Most recent
£290,000
+41.5%over 2 years27 November 2014
£205,000
+41.4%over 11 years24 April 2003
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN18 5JE: £350,000 (2022–2013).
Nearby sales in TN18 5JE
2 Oakfield Cottages, Rye Road, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5JE
Sold Aug 2022
£350,000Bolingbroke, Rye Road, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5JE
Sold Oct 2020
£372,500West High View Cottage, Rye Road, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5JE
Sold Dec 2007
£265,000South View, Rye Road, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5JE
Sold Feb 2007
£222,000
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
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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
0.4 km
The Swan — bus stop.
Closest school
0.0 km
Sandhurst Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB