Finches Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Mayfield (TN20 6EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£413/sq ft) was about 88.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 171 m² the property is well over the postcode median (128 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £760,000 in August 2025. 8 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at Finches Cottage.
CONSTRUCTION OF TWO FIRST FLOOR EXTENSIONS TO PROVIDE AN EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM AND NEW STAIRWELL TO ACCESS TO ATTIC ROOMS.
Finches Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£753,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 26 years.
£760,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 26 years.
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On years held, Finches Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,444
Street avg £3,981
Floor Area
171 m²
Street avg 167 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

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ALTERATION TO EXISTING FENESTRATIONS. FRENCH DOORS TO DINING ROOM AND KITCHEN. CONSTRUCTION OF PITCHED ROOF WITH ROOF LIGHTS TO REAR OF KITCHEN. REDUCTION OF EXTENT OF WINDOWS TO CONSERVATORY AND ADDITION OF STAINED TIMBER CLADDING. ADDITION OF ROOF LIGHT TO FIRST FLOOR SHOWER ROOM.
Full planning data for Finches Cottage, Stone Cross, Mayfield, TN20 6EJ
6 more on this property, plus every nearby application and full decision details, in the report.
20 August 2025Most recent
£760,000
+253.5%over 26 years24 May 1999
£215,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN20 6EJ: £850,000 (2025–2022).
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CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
TN20 6JB
Aylwards House — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Mayfield Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB