16 Basden Cottages, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4EB
About 16 Basden Cottages
16 Basden Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 4EB). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 99), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £465,000 is 20.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 93% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in January 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Basden Cottages has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Proposed extension
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/01310/FUL
What's in 16 Basden Cottages, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4EB's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
16 Basden Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£465,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£387,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 January 2018Most recent
£387,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN18 4EB: £385,000 (2022–2006).
Nearby sales in TN18 4EB
10 Basden Cottages, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4EB
Sold May 2022
£575,00013 Basden Cottages, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4EB
Sold Aug 2021
£535,0001 Basden Cottages, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4EB
Sold Jul 2021
£385,0009 Basden Cottages, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4EB
Sold Apr 2001
£117,80014 Basden Cottages, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4EB
Sold Mar 2000
£97,000
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Versus the street
On habitable rooms, 16 Basden Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,725
Street avg £2,910
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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
0.3 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB