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Lower Conghurst Oast, Conghurst Lane, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4RW

3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
223 m²
2400 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Lower Conghurst Oast

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

Lower Conghurst Oast is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 4RW). It has a recorded floor area of 223 m² (around 2400 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 223 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2003–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £865,000 is 35.2% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 28.3% below the postcode norm. Last sold in February 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.

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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

  • Bedrooms4
Energy

Energy performance

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

Lower Conghurst Oast's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Oct 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Lower Conghurst Oast, Conghurst Lane, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4RW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Lower Conghurst Oast has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.

  1. Jan 2016
    RenovationHeritage
    In report

    Listed Building Consent for the removal of existing timber double glazed windows without dummy sashes and replace with timber double glazed windows with dummy sashes. Replace front door with new timber door and rear with new timber stable door.

    ListedNew Windows
    Documents
    23 docs on file
    Reference
    15/506074/LBC
    View planning record
  2. Feb 2015
    Full
    In report

    Retrospective - Works to listed building and detached garage

    Retrospective
    Documents
    26 docs on file
    Reference
    14/504010/FULL
    View planning record

What's in Lower Conghurst Oast, Conghurst Lane, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4RW'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.

Lower Conghurst Oast's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£865,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.1% per year over 12 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£640,000

Growth on file: 1.1% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 February 2015Most recent

    £640,000

    +13.3%over 11 years
  2. 7 August 2003

    £565,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN18 4RW: £550,000 (2024–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Conghurst Lane homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Lower Conghurst Oast is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£2,870

Street avg £4,809

Strongly below

Floor Area

223 m²

Street avg 107 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

Strongly below
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

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

41.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN18 4RW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 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 — 25 points of interest in total.
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Lower Conghurst Oast, Conghurst Lane, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4RW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.