Orchard Cottage, Ockley Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4DP
About Orchard Cottage
Orchard Cottage is a detached house in Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 4DP). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1343 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2010) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from July 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in February 2011. Across 2000–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £576,000 sits 51.6% above the 2011 sale of £380,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£283/sq ft) was about 35.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 125 m² it's 23.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (163 m² median across 4 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Orchard Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Jul 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2008ConditionsIn report
Condition 2 of TW/07/02809/FUL - Details and samples of external materials
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/03609/SUB
- Oct 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
2-storey rear extension and single-storey side extension, and detached garage
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/02809/FUL
What's in Orchard Cottage, Ockley Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4DP's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£576,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 11 years.
£380,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
18 February 2011Most recent
£380,000
+52.0%over 3 years9 March 2007
£250,000
+35.1%over 6 years30 May 2000
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN18 4DP: £286,000 (2022–2003).
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Versus other Ockley Road homes
Orchard Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 169 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 8.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
0.4 km
Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB