1 Boxhurst Farm Cottage, Boxhurst, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5PE
About 1 Boxhurst Farm Cottage
1 Boxhurst Farm Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Sandhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 5PE). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2019. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since October 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2004–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £618,000 sits 52.6% above the 2006 sale of £405,000. At 116 m² it sits well below the postcode median (405 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 8 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
Planning history
1 Boxhurst Farm Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jan 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Change of use from paddock to residential curtilage and two storey side extension
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/04217/FUL
- Dec 2007OutlineIn report
EIA Screening Opinion - Change of use from paddock to residential curtilage and two storey side extension (TW/07/04217 refers)
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/04219/EIASCR
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Sales history & valuation
£618,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 2 years.
£405,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
31 October 2006Most recent
£405,000
+14.1%over 1 year12 November 2004
£355,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in TN18 5PE: £1,493,900 (2024–2019).
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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 Boxhurst homes
1 Boxhurst Farm Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 413 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 16.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 12 rooms
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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
Baptist Church — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Sandhurst Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB