20 Dr Hopes Road, Cranbrook, TN17 3BP
About 20 Dr Hopes Road
20 Dr Hopes Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cranbrook (TN17 3BP). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in April 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good.
Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £193,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2015–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 70.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
20 Dr Hopes Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
20 Dr Hopes Road saw 4 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£208,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 6 years.
£193,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
19 October 2021Most recent
£193,000
+30.8%over 2 years8 August 2019
£147,500
-15.7%over 2 years25 May 2017
£175,000
+36.5%over 1 year18 December 2015
£128,252
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN17 3BP: £166,000 (2020–2007).
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Versus other Dr Hopes Road homes
EPC Rating
74 (C)
Street avg 74 (C)
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 53 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 1.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Dorothy Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Cranbrook School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB