1 Alma Cottage, Boarmans Lane, Brookland, Romney Marsh, TN29 9QU
About 1 Alma Cottage
1 Alma Cottage is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Brookland, Romney Marsh, Romney Marsh (TN29 9QU). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 68), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 121 m² it's 18.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 9 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £468,000 is 28.9% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£279/sq ft) was about 17.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in January 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
1 Alma Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Alma Cottage sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Nov 2018Tree WorksTreesIn report
Felling of four Conifer trees situated within a conservation area
Conservation Area- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- Y18/1329/FH
- Mar 2003PorchFullIn report
Erection of a side porch, single storey rear extensions following demolition of existing side and rear extensions and installation of a rear dormer window.
Extension- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- Y03/0115/SH
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Sales history & valuation
£468,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£363,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 January 2018Most recent
£363,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in TN29 9QU: £372,500 (2021–2009).
Versus other Boarmans Lane homes
On epc rating, 1 Alma Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,000
Street avg £2,779
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.2 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Brookland Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB







