April Cottage, Northgrove Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4AP
About April Cottage
April Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 4AP). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
At 97 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 17 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. Sold August 2018 for £360,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£345/sq ft) was about 43.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
April Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
April Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
April Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£328,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 19 years.
£360,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
16 August 2018Most recent
£360,000
+50.0%over 4 years28 April 2014
£240,000
+20.0%over 4 years2 July 2009
£200,000
-7.0%over 2 years2 February 2007
£215,000
+138.9%over 7 years27 May 1999
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN18 4AP: £267,000 (2022–2020).
Nearby sales in TN18 4AP
North Grove End, Northgrove Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4AP
Sold Aug 2022
£267,0003 Davis Mews, Northgrove Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4AP
Sold Apr 2021
£375,000Willow Cottage, Northgrove Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4AP
Sold Mar 2021
£270,000Highgate Court, Flat 1, Northgrove Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4AP
Sold Aug 2020
£131,000Highgate Court, Flat 7, Northgrove Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4AP
Sold Aug 2020
£131,000
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Versus other Northgrove Road homes
On epc rating, April Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,711
Street avg £3,673
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 2.3 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
Ockley Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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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
41.1dB