2 Laurel Cottages, Vale Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4BU
About 2 Laurel Cottages
2 Laurel Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 4BU). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
9 years since the last transfer (June 2017). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £392,000 is 26.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£316/sq ft) was about 126.7% 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingoff_road
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Laurel Cottages 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 1995.
£392,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 21 years.
£310,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
1 June 2017Most recent
£310,000
+25.1%over 12 years11 May 2005
£247,750
+115.4%over 5 years29 July 1999
£115,000
+25.0%over 3 years14 December 1995
£92,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN18 4BU: £190,000 (2021–1999).
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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
0.7 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
41.3dB