The Clearing, High Street, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4AQ

The Clearing is a detached house in Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 4AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 381 m² (around 4101 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor.

At 381 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,032,000 sits 56.4% above the 2014 sale of £660,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£161/sq ft) was about 30.3% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. 12 years since the last transfer (July 2014).