2 Crane House, Northgrove Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4AL

2 Crane House is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 4AL). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2018. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). At 48 m² this is the 4th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–56 m².

Held since March 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £138,000 sits 1433.3% above the 1996 sale of £9,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£17/sq ft) was about 90.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.