2 Post Office Flats, High Street, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4AA
About 2 Post Office Flats
2 Post Office Flats is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 4AA). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 69 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (50–69 m²). Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63).
It hasn't traded since June 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. At 69 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–1998, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £145,000 sits 222.2% above the 1998 sale of £45,000.
Know exactly what you're buying at 2 Post Office Flats
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Launch offer · save £5
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- FireplaceYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
2 Post Office Flats has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
2 Post Office Flats's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£145,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.2% per year over 3 years.
£45,000
Growth on file: 12.2% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
17 June 1998Most recent
£45,000
+45.2%over 3 years25 March 1995
£31,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in TN18 4AA: £190,000 (2015–2015).
Nearby sales in TN18 4AA
Everything we know about 2 Post Office Flats, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
- Am I paying too much?
- Is something wrong with it?
- Is the agent's story true?
- Will it hold its value?

Versus other High Street homes
Floor Area for 2 Post Office Flats runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 60 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
3 Post Office Flats, High Street, Hawkhurst
TN18 4AA
7 Dunks Flats, Rye Road, Hawkhurst
TN18 4HF
4 Dunks Flats, Rye Road, Hawkhurst
TN18 4HF
8 Dunks Flats, Rye Road, Hawkhurst
TN18 4HF
11 Dunks Flats, Rye Road, Hawkhurst
TN18 4HF
9 Dunks Flats, Rye Road, Hawkhurst
TN18 4HF
1 Dunks Flats, Rye Road, Hawkhurst
TN18 4HF
2 Dunks Flats, Rye Road, Hawkhurst
TN18 4HF
The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
British Legion Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB