Sponden House, Sponden Lane, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5NR
About Sponden House
Sponden House is a detached house in Sandhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 5NR). It has a recorded floor area of 421 m² (around 4532 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on oil.
Held since May 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 421 m² the property is well over the postcode median (174 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £1,724,000 sits 438.8% above the 1995 sale of £320,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£71/sq ft) was about 58.6% 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
Sponden House ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Sponden House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Sponden House
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
Sponden House's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£1,724,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£320,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 May 1995Most recent
£320,000
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 Sponden House, 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
Price per m² for Sponden House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£760
Street avg £4,914
Floor Area
421 m²
Street avg 206 m²
Habitable Rooms
14 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