Eastwell Cottage, Rye Road, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5PQ
About Eastwell Cottage
Eastwell Cottage is a semi-detached house in Sandhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 5PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 202 m² (around 2174 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).
At 202 m² the property is well over the postcode median (128 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £690,000 is 20% above the 2019 sale price. Sold September 2019 for £575,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Eastwell Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Eastwell Cottage has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2003AnnexFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Side and rear extensions to form single-storey "granny" annexe and at 1st floor level to form additional bedroom over existing extension
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 03/02135/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Eastwell Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£690,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£575,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 September 2019Most recent
£575,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN18 5PQ: £515,390 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in TN18 5PQ
April Cottage, Rye Road, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5PQ
Sold Nov 2023
£310,000September Cottage, Rye Road, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5PQ
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
£515,390
Everything we know about Eastwell 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
Eastwell Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,847
Street avg £3,361
Floor Area
202 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 8.6 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB