2 Unity Cottages, Rye Road, Newenden, Cranbrook, TN18 5PL
About 2 Unity Cottages
2 Unity Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Newenden, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 5PL). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 109), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 62 m² it sits well below the postcode median (130 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £355,000 is 14.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 71.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £310,000 in April 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey pitched roof rear extension with roof lights and proposed single story side extension to create a new garage with roof lights.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00194/AS
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£355,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£310,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 April 2021Most recent
£310,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN18 5PL: £550,000 (2023–2012).
Nearby sales in TN18 5PL
Upway, Rye Road, Newenden, Cranbrook, TN18 5PL
Sold Jul 2023
£970,000Mulberry Cottage, Rye Road, Newenden, Cranbrook, TN18 5PL
Sold Jun 2020
£1,000,000The Old Orchard, Rye Road, Newenden, Cranbrook, TN18 5PL
Sold Nov 2017
£510,000Little Frogs, Rye Road, Newenden, Cranbrook, TN18 5PL
Sold Oct 2014
£500,000The Old Rectory, Rye Road, Newenden, Cranbrook, TN18 5PL
Sold Sept 2012
£550,000
Everything we know about 2 Unity Cottages, 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
2 Unity Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,000
Street avg £2,854
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 166 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 8.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
The White Hart — bus stop.
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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
46.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB