What type of property is Little Orchard, Heartenoak Road, TN18 5EU?

Little Orchard, Heartenoak Road, TN18 5EU is a 5-bedroom detached house.

When did Little Orchard, Heartenoak Road, TN18 5EU last change hands?

Little Orchard, Heartenoak Road, TN18 5EU last sold for £950,000 in November 2018, around 8 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £285,000 in July 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Little Orchard, Heartenoak Road, TN18 5EU appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between July 1997 and November 2018, Little Orchard, Heartenoak Road, TN18 5EU rose from £285,000 to £950,000, a change of £665,000. That works out to roughly +5.8% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Little Orchard, Heartenoak Road, TN18 5EU?

The current EPC rating for Little Orchard, Heartenoak Road, TN18 5EU is E with a score of 53 out of 100, lodged in March 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Little Orchard, Heartenoak Road, TN18 5EU?

Little Orchard, Heartenoak Road, TN18 5EU has a recorded floor area of 260 m² (2,799 sq ft), around 52 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 28% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in TN18 5EU. Source: EPC Register.

How is Little Orchard, Heartenoak Road, TN18 5EU heated?

The latest EPC at Little Orchard, Heartenoak Road, TN18 5EU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Little Orchard, Heartenoak Road, TN18 5EU?

Little Orchard, Heartenoak Road, TN18 5EU is in council tax band G. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is Little Orchard, Heartenoak Road, TN18 5EU located?

Little Orchard, Heartenoak Road, TN18 5EU sits in Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook. It falls within the TN18 postcode district in Kent.

What is crime like near Little Orchard, Heartenoak Road, TN18 5EU?

Police records around Little Orchard, Heartenoak Road, TN18 5EU show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 71% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Little Orchard, Heartenoak Road, TN18 5EU?

The closest primary school to Little Orchard, Heartenoak Road, TN18 5EU is Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School (1.2km).

What is the nearest station to Little Orchard, Heartenoak Road, TN18 5EU?

The closest bus stop to Little Orchard, Heartenoak Road, TN18 5EU is The Great House, 378m away. In total there are 21 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Little Orchard, Heartenoak Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5EU

Swimming pool3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

260 m²

2799 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 53

Council tax

Band G

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Little Orchard

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Little Orchard is a five-bedroom detached house in Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 5EU). It has a recorded floor area of 260 m² (around 2799 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.

At 260 m² it's 27.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (204 m² median across 11 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1997–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,092,000 is 14.9% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 23.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £950,000 in November 2018.

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Risks

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms5
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
Garagedouble
Summer houseYes
LandYes
Swimming poolYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Little Orchard's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E53

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

11.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Little Orchard, Heartenoak Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5EU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Little Orchard has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Little Orchard has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£1,092,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£950,000

Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

14 November 2018Most recent
£950,000
+233.3%over 20 years
23 April 1998
£285,000
27 July 1997
£285,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN18 5EU: £725,000 (2024–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Heartenoak Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Little Orchard outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,654

Street avg £3,806

On par

Floor Area

260 m²

Street avg 205 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

10 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

11.3 t/year

Street avg 8.1 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cranbrook district page.

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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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TN18 5EU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for TN18 5EU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.4dB

Low

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Everything within walking distance

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