Alderden Old Manor, Sponden Lane, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5NR
About Alderden Old Manor
Alderden Old Manor is a detached house in Sandhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 5NR). It has a recorded floor area of 445 m² (around 4790 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since August 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 445 m² the property is well over the postcode median (174 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £2,129,000 sits 373.1% above the 1997 sale of £450,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£94/sq ft) was about 44.9% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Alderden Old Manor's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Alderden Old Manor has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Alderden Old Manor's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£2,129,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£450,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 August 1997Most recent
£450,000
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 Old Manor, 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 Old Manor outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,011
Street avg £4,886
Floor Area
445 m²
Street avg 204 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
23.0 t/year
Street avg 12.5 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB