2 Duke Villas, Hawkhurst Road, Cranbrook, TN17 3QQ

2 Duke Villas is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Cranbrook (TN17 3QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

It hasn't traded since June 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 179 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2004–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at -15.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £599,000 sits 110.9% above the 2007 sale of £284,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£147/sq ft) was about 45% below the postcode norm.