1 Santas Cottages, Cranbrook Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4AR
About 1 Santas Cottages
1 Santas Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 4AR). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band 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 wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a loft. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sold January 2021 for £178,000. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £217,000 is 21.9% above the 2021 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- LoftYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Santas Cottages has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
1 Santas Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£217,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 23 years.
£178,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
12 January 2021Most recent
£178,000
+33.9%over 7 years16 December 2013
£132,975
-11.3%over 2 years2 June 2011
£149,995
+16.7%over 7 years21 October 2003
£128,500
+36.7%over 1 year21 October 2001
£94,000
+31.5%over 1 year23 November 1999
£71,500
+38.8%over 2 years7 August 1997
£51,500
Median price across the last 2 sales in TN18 4AR: £98,000 (2009–1998).
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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
0.4 km
Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB