Hillside Cottage, Cranbrook Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5EF
About Hillside Cottage
Hillside Cottage is a detached house in Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 5EF). It has a recorded floor area of 300 m² (around 3229 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89). The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 300 m² the property is well over the postcode median (132 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 12 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, tree works, a porch and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 56.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,117,000 is 49.9% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£231/sq ft) was about 23.8% below the postcode norm. On the market in September 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Hillside Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Hillside Cottage has been through 8 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Apr 2026ExtensionFullIn report
Variation of Condition 2 of Planning Permission 24/01248/FULL- Addition of 2 detached double garages with associated landscaping changes; repositioning of house 2; increased height of dwellings; alterations to finishes and changes to the porch
- Agent
- Jenner Jones LLP
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/00252/FULL
- Nov 2025ConditionsIn report
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 11 - (Levels) of 24/01248/FULL
- Agent
- Robert Shreeve Associates Ltd
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/02372/SUB
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Hillside Cottage
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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
Hillside Cottage changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£1,117,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 56.8% per year over 1 year.
£745,000
Growth on file: 56.8% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
24 September 2015Most recent
£745,000
+56.8%over 10 months27 November 2014
£475,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN18 5EF: £510,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in TN18 5EF
3 Hillside Court, Cranbrook Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5EF
Sold Sept 2024
£510,000Rockwood, Cranbrook Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5EF
Sold Nov 2021
£750,000Hawkhurst House, Cranbrook Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5EF
Sold Feb 2021
£14,770,0001 Hillside Court, Cranbrook Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5EF
Sold Jul 2020
£440,0002 Hillside Court, Cranbrook Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5EF
Sold Sept 2017
£380,000
Everything we know about Hillside 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look

Versus other Cranbrook Road homes
Hillside Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,483
Street avg £3,264
Floor Area
300 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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
0.3 km
The Great House — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School. 1 school 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
47.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB