2 Pipsden Cottage, Rye Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5DW
About 2 Pipsden Cottage
2 Pipsden Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 5DW). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£362/sq ft) was about 59.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £460,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
2 Pipsden Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Pipsden Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£487,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£460,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 November 2021Most recent
£460,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN18 5DW: £1,175,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in TN18 5DW
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Sold Jan 2025
£1,280,000Willow Barn, Rye Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5DW
Sold Sept 2023
£932,500Fairlands, Rye Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5DW
Sold Aug 2022
£1,175,000Ravens Wood, Rye Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5DW
Sold Jul 2019
£950,000
Everything we know about 2 Pipsden Cottage, 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 epc rating, 2 Pipsden Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,898
Street avg £4,266
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 181 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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