April Cottage, Rye Road, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5PQ
About April Cottage
April Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Sandhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 5PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (165 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2010–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£369/sq ft) was about 43% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2023 for £310,000.
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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 Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
April Cottage has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- May 2018Demolition And RebuildFullIn report
Demolition of existing garage and erection of a timber structure on existing footprint
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00712/FULL
- Mar 2016RenovationHeritageIn report
Listed Building Consent for replacement like for like oak front door.
Listed- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/500739/LBC
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at April Cottage
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
£336,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 13 years.
£310,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
29 November 2023Most recent
£310,000
+20.2%over 5 years2 February 2018
£258,000
+61.3%over 7 years23 June 2010
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN18 5PQ: £552,500 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in TN18 5PQ
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Sold Mar 2023
£552,500The Lawns, Rye Road, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5PQ
Sold Nov 2022
£630,000Tile Cottage, Rye Road, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5PQ
Sold Jun 2021
£335,000Bay Tree Cottage, Rye Road, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5PQ
Sold Mar 2021
£515,390Link Hill House, Rye Road, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5PQ
Sold Mar 2021
£1,050,000
Everything we know about April Cottage, 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 years held, April Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,974
Street avg £3,135
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 149 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 8.9 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
0.2 km
Lomas Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 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
47.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB