1 Crane House, Northgrove Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4AL
About 1 Crane House
1 Crane House is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 4AL). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 39 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–56 m². The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Most recent transfer: July 2021 at £170,000. 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 9.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £194,000 is 14.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£405/sq ft) was about 331.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 39 m² it's 20.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (49 m² median across 8 EPCs).
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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
Energy performance
1 Crane House's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Crane House has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Sept 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
Dead, Dying or Dangerous Tree Notification: TULIP - Fell
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/02187/TDD
- Sept 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
TREES: TULIP (T4) Fell tree
- Agent
- Emerald Treeworks
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01857/TPO
What's in 1 Crane House, Northgrove Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4AL's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Crane House saw 4 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£194,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.5% per year over 6 years.
£170,000
Growth on file: 9.5% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
29 July 2021Most recent
£170,000
+17.2%over 1 year8 November 2019
£145,000
+6.6%over 1 year8 December 2017
£136,000
+43.2%over 2 years20 February 2015
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN18 4AL: £160,000 (2021–2000).
Nearby sales in TN18 4AL
Dymoke Oast, Northgrove Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4AL
Sold Jun 2021
£385,0004 Crane House, Northgrove Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4AL
Sold Jul 2018
£160,0006 Crane House, Northgrove Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4AL
Sold Dec 2005
£55,000Myrtle Cottage, Northgrove Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4AL
Sold Sept 2000
£210,0005 Crane House, Northgrove Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4AL
Sold Oct 1999
£14,000
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Versus other Northgrove Road homes
Price per m² for 1 Crane House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,359
Street avg £1,215
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 46 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
British Legion Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB