Carpenters Cottage, Conghurst Lane, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4RW
About Carpenters Cottage
Carpenters Cottage is a detached house in Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 4RW). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 99), a 4-band jump.
At 71 m² it's 29.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 6 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2008.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2008OtherIn report
Replacement of the existing conductors with Aerial Bundled Conductor (ABS)
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/02932/ELEC
What's in Carpenters Cottage, Conghurst Lane, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4RW's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Carpenters Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£381,000
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.
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN18 4RW: £550,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in TN18 4RW
2 Coach Hill Cottages, Conghurst Lane, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4RW
Sold Aug 2024
£550,0001 Coach Hill Cottages, Conghurst Lane, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4RW
Sold Mar 2023
£595,000Ragstone Barn, Conghurst Lane, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4RW
Sold Jan 2021
£680,000Conghurst Barn, Conghurst Lane, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4RW
Sold Jun 2020
£275,000Lower Conghurst Oast, Conghurst Lane, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4RW
Sold Feb 2015
£640,000
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Versus other Conghurst Lane homes
Carpenters Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 132 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 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
1.8 km
The Eight Bells — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School. 2 schools 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
41.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB