3 Betherinden Cottages, Bodiam Road, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5LW
About 3 Betherinden Cottages
3 Betherinden Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sandhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 5LW). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £349,000 is 41% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£311/sq ft) was about 32.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (October 2014).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenfront_and_rear
- Parkingoff_street
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Nov 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Betherinden Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension including two roof lights
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/02201/FULL
- Mar 2007OutbuildingFullIn report
Retrospective - Single-storey detached outhouse
Retrospective- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/00356/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 3 Betherinden Cottages
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
3 Betherinden Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£349,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 11 years.
£247,500
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
27 October 2014Most recent
£247,500
+98.0%over 9 years10 April 2005
£125,000
-21.9%over 1 year10 July 2003
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN18 5LW: £229,500 (2023–2001).
Everything we know about 3 Betherinden Cottages, 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 Bodiam Road homes
Price per m² for 3 Betherinden Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,345
Street avg £2,768
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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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
Sandhurst Close — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Sandhurst Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB