1 Fir Tree Cottages, Rye Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5DW
About 1 Fir Tree Cottages
1 Fir Tree Cottages is a semi-detached house in Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 5DW). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 337 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in December 2004. Across 1999–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £468,000 sits 61.4% above the 2004 sale of £290,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£859/sq ft) was about 279.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 31 m² it sits well below the postcode median (135 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Fir Tree Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Jan 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Fir Tree Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Fir Tree Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£468,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.6% per year over 6 years.
£290,000
Growth on file: 16.6% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
20 December 2004Most recent
£290,000
+146.8%over 5 years5 February 1999
£117,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN18 5DW: £1,175,000 (2025–2021).
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£1,280,000Willow Barn, Rye Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5DW
Sold Sept 2023
£932,500Fairlands, Rye Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5DW
Sold Aug 2022
£1,175,0002 Pipsden Cottage, Rye Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5DW
Sold Nov 2021
£460,000
Everything we know about 1 Fir Tree Cottages, 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
1 Fir Tree Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£9,250
Street avg £3,374
Floor Area
31 m²
Street avg 196 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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
0.0 km
Fairlands — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 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
48.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB