2 Church Cottages, Rye Road, Newenden, Cranbrook, TN18 5PN
About 2 Church Cottages
2 Church Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newenden, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 5PN). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a basement.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£519/sq ft) was about 37.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 86 m² it's 22% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 4 EPCs). Last sale on file: £480,000 in August 2023.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Planning history
2 Church Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
Twin oak tree - Reduction of all overhanging branches to the property, branches vary in length as shown in photographs, maximum reduction of 5.75 metres and shortest of 3 - 3.25 metres.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- NOT/2024/1326
- Nov 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor rear extension
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/2023/1736
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Church Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£484,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£480,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 August 2023Most recent
£480,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN18 5PN: £279,000 (2020–2009).
Nearby sales in TN18 5PN
Old School House, Rye Road, Newenden, Cranbrook, TN18 5PN
Sold Oct 2020
£279,000Brook House, Rye Road, Newenden, Cranbrook, TN18 5PN
Sold Jul 2012
£425,000The Oast, Rye Road, Newenden, Cranbrook, TN18 5PN
Sold Apr 2010
£597,500Tollgate, Rye Road, Newenden, Cranbrook, TN18 5PN
Sold Nov 2009
£220,0003 Church Cottages, Rye Road, Newenden, Cranbrook, TN18 5PN
Sold Sept 2002
£165,000
Everything we know about 2 Church 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 Church Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,581
Street avg £3,090
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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
0.0 km
The White Hart — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB