Meadow Cottage, Rye Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5DW
About Meadow Cottage
Meadow Cottage is a detached house in Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 5DW). It has a recorded floor area of 305 m² (around 3283 sq ft) and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2016) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2005–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,067,000 is 16.6% below the 2025 sale of £1,280,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£390/sq ft) was about 71.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 305 m² the property is well over the postcode median (122 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. A recent sale: £1,280,000 in January 2025. 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Meadow Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 May 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
Meadow Cottage has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Oct 2019Change Of UseOutlineIn report
EIA Screening Opinion- Change of use from Residential (Class C3) to Bed and Breakfast accommodation (Class C1) (18/02781/FULL refers)
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/02896/ENVSCR
- Nov 2018Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use from residential (Class C3) to mixed use comprising of residential and bed and breakfast accommodation (Class C3 and C1)
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/02781/FULL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Meadow Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,067,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 20 years.
£1,280,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
21 January 2025Most recent
£1,280,000
+13.8%over 6 years21 October 2018
£1,125,000
+226.1%over 13 years2 March 2005
£345,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN18 5DW: £950,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in TN18 5DW
Pine Trees, Rye Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5DW
Sold Jul 2025
£1,200,000Willow 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
£460,000Ravens Wood, Rye Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5DW
Sold Jul 2019
£950,000
Everything we know about Meadow 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 years held, Meadow Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,197
Street avg £4,217
Floor Area
305 m²
Street avg 150 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB