3 Forgefield Bungalows, Bodiam Road, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5LH
About 3 Forgefield Bungalows
3 Forgefield Bungalows is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Sandhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 5LH). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a loft.
One planning record on file: a porch approved in 2006. Past consents include a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 11 years since the last transfer (December 2014). Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £264,000 is 32.7% above the 2014 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- LoftYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingoff_road
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Wall insulation upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jun 2006PorchOutlineIn report
Lawful development certificate - Proposed development - Porch
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/01455/CPD
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£264,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 18 years.
£199,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
19 December 2014Most recent
£199,000
+18.8%over 8 years25 July 2006
£167,500
+228.4%over 9 years10 September 1996
£51,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in TN18 5LH: £295,000 (2021–2021).
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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
0.0 km
Sandhurst Close — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Sandhurst Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB