5 Hawkwell Cottage, Maidstone Road, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4AE
About 5 Hawkwell Cottage
5 Hawkwell Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, Tunbridge Wells (TN2 4AE). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 814 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows a G (score 10), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on bottled lpg. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views and a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Held since June 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 76 m² it's 16.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £434,000 sits 128.4% above the 2010 sale of £190,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£233/sq ft) was about 21.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingoff_street
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
5 Hawkwell Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Aug 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Demolish existing single storey rear extension and build new two storey extension. Insert new dormers to front and rear to attic floor.
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/504451/FULL
- Apr 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing rear single storey extension and erection of a rear two storey extension with attic floor over. Front dormer to existing attic and alterations to fenestration
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/501431/FULL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 Hawkwell Cottage
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Hawkwell Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£434,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£190,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 June 2010Most recent
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN2 4AE: £400,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in TN2 4AE
3 Hawkwell Cottage, Maidstone Road, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4AE
Sold Feb 2024
£463,0002 Hawkwell Cottage, Maidstone Road, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4AE
Sold Jun 2023
£389,9501 Hawkwell Cottage, Maidstone Road, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4AE
Sold Oct 2020
£400,000Hawkwell House, Maidstone Road, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4AE
Sold Sept 2016
£1,250,0004 Hawkwell Cottage, Maidstone Road, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4AE
Sold Oct 2015
£208,000
Everything we know about 5 Hawkwell 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 Maidstone Road homes
On epc rating, 5 Hawkwell Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,513
Street avg £5,284
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 7.4 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
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.2 km
Stone Court Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Pembury School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB