Alderden Oast, Sponden Lane, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5NR
About Alderden Oast
Alderden Oast is a detached house in Sandhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 5NR). It has a recorded floor area of 281 m² (around 3025 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 68), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in November 2003. At 281 m² the property is well over the postcode median (174 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £881,000 sits 76.2% above the 2003 sale of £500,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Alderden Oast's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Jul 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2009RenovationFullIn report
New velux to rear elevation; move and re-size existing stairwell window; replace all other oast roof windows
New Windows- Documents
- 25 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/01031/FUL
- May 2009RenovationOutlineIn report
EIA Screening Opinion: Velux to rear elevation; move and re-size existing stairwell window; Replace all other oast roof windows (TW/09/01031/FUL refers)
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/01032/EIASCR
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.
£881,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.4% per year over 7 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 11.4% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
21 November 2003Most recent
£500,000
+122.2%over 7 years7 July 1996
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN18 5NR: £650,000 (2021–2014).
Nearby sales in TN18 5NR
Alderden Manor Barn, Sponden Lane, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5NR
Sold Sept 2021
£1,835,000Borrowmans, Sponden Lane, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5NR
Sold Nov 2020
£650,000Five Oaks, Sponden Lane, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5NR
Sold Sept 2018
£502,500Sponden Farm House, Sponden Lane, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5NR
Sold Nov 2014
£535,000Alderden Manor, Sponden Lane, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5NR
Sold Apr 2014
£1,393,000
Everything we know about Alderden Oast, 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 Sponden Lane homes
Alderden Oast outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,779
Street avg £4,801
Floor Area
281 m²
Street avg 219 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 13.1 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
0.4 km
Sponden Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 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
47.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB