5 Western Villas, Western Avenue, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4BN
About 5 Western Villas
5 Western Villas is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 4BN). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 758 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since December 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1995–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £275,000 sits 52.8% above the 2004 sale of £179,950. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 70 m² it's 18.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 5 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).
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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
Energy performance
5 Western Villas'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jan 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Western Villas has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Aug 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension (Part Retrospective)
- Agent
- Graham Stolton Chartered Architect
Retrospective- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/02060/FULL
- Jul 2018ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/01364/LAWPRO
What's in 5 Western Villas, Western Avenue, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4BN's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
£275,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.3% per year over 9 years.
£179,950
Growth on file: 15.3% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
3 December 2004Most recent
£179,950
+227.2%over 8 years29 August 1996
£55,000
+11.1%over 9 months17 November 1995
£49,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN18 4BN: £300,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in TN18 4BN
3 Western Villas, Western Avenue, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4BN
Sold Sept 2025
£300,0007 Western Villas, Western Avenue, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4BN
Sold Jul 2022
£347,0004 Western Villas, Western Avenue, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4BN
Sold Mar 2022
£305,0001 Western Villas, Western Avenue, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4BN
Sold Nov 2005
£200,0006 Western Villas, Western Avenue, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4BN
Sold Oct 2003
£156,000
Everything we know about 5 Western Villas, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Western Villas homes
EPC Rating for 5 Western Villas lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,556
Street avg £3,351
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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.
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