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Buying at TN17 4LS

Before you offer on a home at TN17 4LS: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the postcode.

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £290k. In Tenterden & Rolvenden.

1 to check2 clear£290k typical on Hastings Road

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Noise above WHO guidelines: road 63 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
Note
Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderateBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.
Note
Conservation area: RolvendenChanges to the outside and work on trees usually need consent. Ask whether past alterations had permission.
Note
14 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
Note
Busy road: A28, 760 m awayAbout 7,850 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
Clear
No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
Clear
No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.

Xoserve, UKHSA/BGS radon atlas, BGS GeoSure, Coal Authority, Environment Agency (© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026), Defra noise maps, Historic England, Ofcom, council planning registers (OGL). For a particular home, its buyer's report (below) adds tenure, energy rating, age and extensions.

Price

Is the asking price fair?

£290ktypical sale on Hastings Road, last 10 years

£4,412typical price per m² in Tenterden & Rolvenden

£3,670–£4,910per m² for homes at TN17 4LS sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £4,412 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £397k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

Trend

Prices in Tenterden & Rolvenden

Tenterden & Rolvenden

+41% over ten years (2015 to 2025).

Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.

Comparables

What sold nearby in the last two years

Type	Sales	Typical	Range
Detached	115	£575k	£210k – £1.52m
Semi-detached	66	£390k	£155k – £995k
Terraced	50	£335k	£112k – £545k
Flat	35	£280k	£69k – £591k

Standard sales in Tenterden & Rolvenden. Every recent sale.

Running costs

What it costs to live here

A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.

MHCLG council tax; Xoserve gas connections.

Supply

How often homes come up

1sales on Hastings Road in the last two years

266sales in Tenterden & Rolvenden in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at TN17 4LS

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Hastings RoadDetached	£130,000, Jul 1999	–	Buyer's report →
4, Hastings RoadDetached	£465,000, May 2006	–	Buyer's report →
9, Hastings RoadDetached	£870,000, Mar 2023	–	Buyer's report →
10, Hastings RoadDetached	£220,000, Mar 2021	60 m²	Buyer's report →
11, Hastings RoadDetached	£152,500, Mar 1997	–	Buyer's report →
12, Hastings RoadTerraced	£270,000, Dec 2023	63 m²	Buyer's report →
13, Hastings RoadDetached	£355,000, Aug 2012	104 m²	Buyer's report →
14, Hastings RoadTerraced	£260,000, Nov 2020	53 m²	Buyer's report →
17, Hastings RoadDetached	£200,000, Oct 2010	66 m²	Buyer's report →
18, Hastings RoadTerraced	£205,000, Jan 2013

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Buying at TN17 4LS

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £290k. In Tenterden & Rolvenden.

1 to check2 clear£290k typical on Hastings Road

Before you make an offer

Check

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 63 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderateBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.

Note

Conservation area: RolvendenChanges to the outside and work on trees usually need consent. Ask whether past alterations had permission.

Note

14 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.

Note

Busy road: A28, 760 m awayAbout 7,850 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

Clear

No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.

Clear

No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.

Is the asking price fair?

£290ktypical sale on Hastings Road, last 10 years

£4,412typical price per m² in Tenterden & Rolvenden

£3,670–£4,910per m² for homes at TN17 4LS sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £4,412 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £397k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

What homes cost and rent in Tenterden & Rolvenden, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£207k	£169k	£960 a month	5.6%
2 beds	£302k	£258k	£1,200 a month	4.8%
3 beds	£400k	£355k	£1,510 a month	4.5%
4+ beds	£631k	£500k	£2,210 a month	4.2%
All homes	£409k	£324k	£1,350 a month	4.0%

Values: sales since 2021 of homes with an energy certificate (bedrooms estimated from its rooms), carried to today on the local price index; the cheaper quarter is what a quarter of them go for under. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare. Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places