Spring Cottage, Cranbrook Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4AS
About Spring Cottage
Spring Cottage is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 4AS). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a G (score 14), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since February 2015. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
It hasn't traded since June 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £169,000 sits 95.7% above the 2005 sale of £86,350. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Spring Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Dec 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
First floor front extension.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/03784/FUL
- Nov 2007ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
EIA Screening Opinion: First floor front extension (TW/07/03784 refers).
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/03786/EIASCR
What's in Spring Cottage, Cranbrook Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4AS's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Spring Cottage valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.
£169,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£86,350
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 June 2005Most recent
£86,350
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN18 4AS: £270,000 (2021–2001).
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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
0.0 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
49.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB