High Standings, Rye Road, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5PJ
About High Standings
High Standings is a detached house in Sandhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 5PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 260 m² (around 2799 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil.
At 260 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
High Standings'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 upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
A recent planning application at High Standings was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Jun 2025ConditionsIn report
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 5 - (External lighting details); Condition 6 - (Section 6 PEA details); Condition 7 - (Landscaping and tree planting scheme details) of 25/00153/FULL
- Agent
- Hawkins & Hawkins
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01001/SUB
- Sept 2024FullIn report
Change of use to residential, alterations to fenestration to all elevations, creation of new external wall
- Agent
- Hawkins & Hawkins
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/01665/FULL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
High Standings has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£918,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 4 sales in TN18 5PJ: £412,250 (2024–2003).
Everything we know about High Standings, 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 Rye Road homes
On floor area, High Standings stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
260 m²
Street avg 111 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.3 km
Turning — bus stop.
Closest school
2.6 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
47.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB