1 Beehive Cottages, Winchester Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4DG
About 1 Beehive Cottages
1 Beehive Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 4DG). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
At 95 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer was October 2025 at £330,000 — fresh data. One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2011. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year.
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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
- Bathrooms1
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 upgraded for better temperature management
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Apr 2011SubdivisionFullIn report
Change of use from a single dwelling to two separate dwellings
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/00378/HOUSE
What's in 1 Beehive Cottages, Winchester Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4DG's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Beehive Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£316,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 29 years.
£330,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
16 October 2025Most recent
£330,000
+4.8%over 4 years14 June 2021
£315,000
-1.6%over 2 years9 August 2018
£320,000
+52.4%over 4 years5 September 2013
£210,000
+193.7%over 16 years27 March 1997
£71,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN18 4DG: £225,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in TN18 4DG
2 Beehive Cottages, Winchester Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4DG
Sold Mar 2024
£310,000Saltspring, Winchester Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4DG
Sold Jan 2018
£253,0001 Crane Cottages, Winchester Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4DG
Sold Jan 2014
£179,9952 Crane Cottages, Winchester Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4DG
Sold Mar 2006
£247,0003 Beehive Cottages, Winchester Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4DG
Sold Jul 1999
£97,000
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Versus other Winchester Road homes
On years held, 1 Beehive Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,474
Street avg £3,151
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
0.2 km
Vale 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
49.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB