Cooper Cottage, Western Avenue, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4BL
About Cooper Cottage
Cooper Cottage is a semi-detached house in Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 4BL). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
Last sale on file: £304,000 in April 2022. Across the public record there are 5 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 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£367/sq ft) was about 71.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
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 changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Cooper Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£326,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 23 years.
£304,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
3 April 2022Most recent
£304,000
+62.1%over 11 years16 December 2010
£187,500
+7.1%over 5 years1 December 2005
£175,000
+4.8%over 2 years17 August 2003
£167,000
+102.4%over 4 years1 March 1999
£82,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN18 4BL: £299,995 (2021–2008).
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Versus other Western Avenue homes
On price per m², Cooper Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,948
Street avg £2,896
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
0.5 km
Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB