Old Priests Cottage, Bodiam Road, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5LT
About Old Priests Cottage
Old Priests Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Sandhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 5LT). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in December 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £258,000 sits 416% above the 1995 sale of £50,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£67/sq ft) was about 80.2% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Old Priests Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Aug 2017RenovationHeritageIn report
Listed Building Consent - Replacement of decayed weatherboarding to flank elevation
Listed- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/01935/LBC
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Sales history & valuation
Old Priests Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£258,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£50,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 December 1995Most recent
£50,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in TN18 5LT: £245,000 (2020–2013).
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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
0.1 km
Silverdale Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Sandhurst Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB