4 Dickens Way, Rye Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4PQ
About 4 Dickens Way
4 Dickens Way is an end-of-terrace house in Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 4PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2023. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
4 Dickens Way sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
TREES: ASH (T1, T2) - Reduce canopy 30% to suitable growth points, remove deadwood, crown lift to 3m over grass and crown thin; HORSE CHESTNUT (T3) - Reduce canopy by 25% to suitable growth points, remove deadwood, crown lift to 3m over grass and crown thin by removing crossing branches; LIME (T4) - Reduce canopy by 25% to suitable growth points, remove deadwood, crown lift to 3m over grass and crown thin by removing crossing branches
- Agent
- Davis Tree Care & Landscape Services Ltd
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/02512/TPO
What's in 4 Dickens Way, Rye Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4PQ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
4 Dickens Way has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£259,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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Versus other Dickens Way homes
EPC Rating for 4 Dickens Way lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 75 (C)
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 78 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 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
All Saints Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB