Hockeredge Oast, Friezley Lane, Cranbrook, TN17 2LL

Hockeredge Oast is a detached house in Cranbrook (TN17 2LL). It has a recorded floor area of 233 m² (around 2508 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Across 2001–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,261,000 is 30.5% below the 2019 sale of £1,815,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£724/sq ft) was about 62.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition, a loft conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 233 m² it's 25.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (186 m² median across 9 EPCs). Sold July 2019 for £1,815,000.