2 Sherwood Cottages, Cranbrook Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4BA
About 2 Sherwood Cottages
2 Sherwood Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 4BA). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£438/sq ft) was about 126.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £335,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
2 Sherwood Cottages has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Sept 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey timber-framed rear extension
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/05774/FULL
- Jul 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of two-storey side extension.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/01920/FUL
What's in 2 Sherwood Cottages, Cranbrook Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4BA's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
2 Sherwood Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£319,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 25 years.
£335,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
9 November 2022Most recent
£335,000
+16.3%over 4 years23 July 2018
£288,000
+25.2%over 2 years5 October 2015
£229,995
+9.5%over 7 years19 March 2008
£210,000
+61.5%over 3 years3 December 2004
£130,000
+126.1%over 7 years28 September 1997
£57,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN18 4BA: £270,000 (2021–2003).
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Versus other Cranbrook Road homes
2 Sherwood Cottages is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 100 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB