Highclere, Heartenoak Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5EU
About Highclere
Highclere is a semi-detached house in Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 5EU). It has a recorded floor area of 216 m² (around 2325 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£426/sq ft) was about 57.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2024 at £990,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Highclere's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jan 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey flat roof rear extension and detached pitched roof garage to side of property.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/505808/FULL
- Oct 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Extension of time - Single storey extension to the rear and replacement garage with monopitch roof and store area in roof void. (TW/08/03846 refers)
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/02829/HOUSE
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Highclere was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£905,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 22 years.
£990,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
19 August 2024Most recent
£990,000
+54.7%over 12 years5 January 2012
£640,000
+50.6%over 9 years8 November 2002
£425,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN18 5EU: £725,000 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in TN18 5EU
1 Fernhill, Heartenoak Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5EU
Sold Jun 2022
£668,5002 Fernhill, Heartenoak Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5EU
Sold Apr 2022
£700,000Orchard Way, Heartenoak Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5EU
Sold Dec 2021
£980,000Homerton Lodge, Heartenoak Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5EU
Sold Jan 2021
£725,000Woodside, Heartenoak Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5EU
Sold Sept 2019
£725,000
Everything we know about Highclere, 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 Heartenoak Road homes
On years held, Highclere runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,583
Street avg £3,690
Floor Area
216 m²
Street avg 209 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 8.2 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
0.4 km
The Great House — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB