Honey Cottage, Sponden Lane, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5NR
About Honey Cottage
Honey Cottage is a detached house in Sandhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 5NR). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1700 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2011) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 42). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since January 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1995–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 16% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £816,000 sits 114.7% above the 2001 sale of £380,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£224/sq ft) was about 31.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 158 m² it's 23.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (206 m² median across 11 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Honey Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Oct 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Honey Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Nov 2019ConditionsIn report
Submission of Details in Relation to Condition 4 (Soil Vent Stacks) of 17/00995/LBC
- Agent
- Julian Bluck Designs Ltd
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/02747/SUB
- Nov 2018FullIn report
Erection of a two-storey 3 bay garage/ ancillary bedroom.
- Agent
- Julian Bluck Designs Ltd
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/02872/FULL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1995.
£816,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.0% per year over 5 years.
£380,000
Growth on file: 16.0% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
19 January 2001Most recent
£380,000
+38.2%over 3 years11 June 1997
£275,000
+61.8%over 1 year20 August 1995
£170,000
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
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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
Price per m²
£2,407
Street avg £4,731
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 230 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 13.5 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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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