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

5 Crane House is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 4AL). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 56 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (30–56 m²). On EPC score it ranks first in the building (66 versus a worst of 55). The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69).

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in October 1999. 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 £143,000 sits 921.4% above the 1999 sale of £14,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£23/sq ft) was about 87.5% 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. At 56 m² it's 17.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (48 m² median across 8 EPCs).