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13 Basden Cottages, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4EB

3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
155 m²
1668 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 72
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 13 Basden Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

13 Basden Cottages is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 4EB). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a C (score 72).

At 155 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory, partial demolition and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£321/sq ft) was about 144.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £535,000 in August 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenrear
  • GarageYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 13 Basden Cottages, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4EB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Feb 2018
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension with roof lights, addition of bay window to front elevation and decking at rear

    ExtensionDemolition
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    17/04197/FULL
    View planning record
  2. Jun 2007
    Loft ConversionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Side of property

    Two - Storey side extension and loft conversion

    Extension
    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    07/01468/FUL
    View planning record

What's in 13 Basden Cottages, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4EB's planning history?

1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£567,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£535,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 August 2021Most recent

    £535,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN18 4EB: £385,000 (2022–2006).

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On the street

Versus the street

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 13 Basden Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,452

Street avg £2,728

Above

Floor Area

155 m²

Street avg 97 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cranbrook district page.

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

0.3 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TN18 4EB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN18 4EB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN18 4EB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 21 points of interest in total.
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Common questions

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