Kuching, Western Avenue, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4BL
About Kuching
Kuching is a semi-detached house in Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 4BL). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.
Held since January 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2002–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £285,000 sits 65.2% above the 2008 sale of £172,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£247/sq ft) was about 16.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 65 m² it's 15.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 3 EPCs).
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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
Planning history
Kuching has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Kuching saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£285,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 6 years.
£172,500
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
11 January 2008Most recent
£172,500
+11.3%over 3 years6 February 2004
£155,000
+44.2%over 1 year14 February 2002
£107,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN18 4BL: £304,000 (2022–2010).
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Versus other Western Avenue homes
Years Held for Kuching runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,654
Street avg £3,328
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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