Ferncroft, School Terrace, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4BJ
About Ferncroft
Ferncroft is a semi-detached house in Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 4BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1286 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (December 2009) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). The latest certificate is from December 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since April 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £400,000 sits 64.6% above the 2010 sale of £243,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£189/sq ft) was about 29.1% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, 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
Energy performance
Ferncroft'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Dec 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2018Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and formation of habitable room in roof space with front facing dormer
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00651/FULL
- Oct 2017Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of shed & erection of a single storey rear extension & loft conversion with south facing dormer
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/02688/FULL
What's in Ferncroft, School Terrace, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4BJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Ferncroft valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£400,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£243,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 April 2010Most recent
£243,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN18 4BJ: £235,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in TN18 4BJ
5 School Terrace, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4BJ
Sold May 2024
£300,5004 School Terrace, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4BJ
Sold May 2021
£262,5006 School Terrace, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4BJ
Sold Jan 2021
£218,0007 School Terrace, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4BJ
Sold Oct 2019
£220,0003 School Terrace, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4BJ
Sold Apr 2014
£197,000
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Versus other School Terrace homes
Ferncroft is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,033
Street avg £3,186
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
Ockley 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
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB