Clayhill, Rye Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5DR
About Clayhill
Clayhill is a detached house in Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 5DR). It has a recorded floor area of 267 m² (around 2874 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on oil.
At 267 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 9 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Clayhill's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Apr 2018HeritageIn report
Listed Building Consent - Proposed internal alterations to create en-suite and wardrobe and addition of a roof light
Listed- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00702/LBC
- Jun 2015AnnexFullIn report
Proposed conversion of barn and attached brick building to form dwelling; proposed conversion of existing cowshed to form ancillary residential space; proposed repairs and maintenance of existing cart lodge to provide dry/secure store; proposed minor alterations to existing highways access; proposed external works alterations; proposed timber frame garage to be associated with existing property. Change of use of part of agricultural field to residential curtilage.
- Agent
- Mr B Eames
- Documents
- 46 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/501505/FULL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Clayhill
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Clayhill has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£895,000
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 5DR: £278,000 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in TN18 5DR
1 Fenex Cottages, Rye Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5DR
Sold May 2022
£389,999The Barnyard, Rye Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5DR
Sold Apr 2021
£852,5003 Fenex Cottages, Rye Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5DR
Sold Jan 2021
£278,0004 Fenex Cottages, Rye Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5DR
Sold Oct 2014
£182,0002 Fenex Cottages, Rye Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5DR
Sold May 2012
£178,000
Everything we know about Clayhill, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Rye Road homes
On floor area, Clayhill stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
267 m²
Street avg 60 m²
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 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
0.4 km
Foxhole Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School. 2 schools 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
49.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB