2 Gills Green Cottages, Gills Green, Cranbrook, TN18 5EP

2 Gills Green Cottages is a semi-detached house in Gills Green, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 5EP). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in December 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2012–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £417,000 sits 51.6% above the 2014 sale of £275,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 37% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, an annexe and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in January 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.