Highgate Court, Flat 1, Northgrove Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4AP

Highgate Court is a semi-detached house in Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 4AP). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. At 43 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Highgate Court (43–64 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 8 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold August 2020 for £131,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2006–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£283/sq ft) was about 21.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.