West View, Cranbrook Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4AU
About West View
West View is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 4AU). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in September 2003. At 170 m² the property is well over the postcode median (118 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). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1998–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £535,000 sits 130.6% above the 2003 sale of £232,000.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingoff_road
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
West View's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
West View has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
West View's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£535,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.6% per year over 5 years.
£232,000
Growth on file: 13.6% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
25 September 2003Most recent
£232,000
+94.1%over 5 years9 July 1998
£119,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN18 4AU: £280,000 (2020–2013).
Nearby sales in TN18 4AU
East View, Cranbrook Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4AU
Sold Oct 2020
£280,0002 Norman Villas, Cranbrook Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4AU
Sold Jul 2019
£300,0001 Norman Villas, Cranbrook Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4AU
Sold Mar 2018
£300,0003 Norman Villas, Cranbrook Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4AU
Sold Sept 2013
£235,000The Stables, Cranbrook Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4AU
Sold Sept 2007
£264,000
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Versus other Cranbrook Road homes
Price per m² for West View lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,365
Street avg £2,178
Floor Area
170 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 7.8 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
Vale Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 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
49.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB