May Cottage, Cranbrook
May Cottage, Cranbrook
Description & Estimates







May Cottage, Cranbrook is recorded publicly as a period freehold house across 850 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 320 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of May Cottage, Cranbrook is £383,977 and its rental estimate is £1,482 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Talbot Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 falls within the TN18 postal district, in the borough of Tunbridge Wells.
Our Data Sources
May Cottage, Cranbrook has 21 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in June 2025 and a single entry in the EPC database dated June 2024.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 4 out of 5 and is considered of high accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For May Cottage, Cranbrook, we estimate a market value of £403,176 and a rental value of £1,556 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £357,098 and £1,379 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, May Cottage, Cranbrook has seen its estimated sale value move down by £2,754 (0.7%) and its estimated rental value increase by £39 per month (2.6%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.6%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for May Cottage, Cranbrook as measuring 320 m2.
That makes it the 3rd largest plot in the postcode, where all 7 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
May Cottage, Cranbrook has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 24 Jun 2024.
The property is connected to mains gas and has some double glazing. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of May Cottage, Cranbrook completed on 18th June 2025 at £400,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold twice.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 8.2% over the period since June 2025.
- Sold Jun 2025£400,000
- Sold Dec 2000£103,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to May Cottage, Cranbrook have sold within a radius of 1.6 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 10th December 2025, was Middle House, Talbot Road, Cranbrook, TN18 4NH, a freehold house which sold for £385,000.
Read more about house prices in TN18.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
More reading links
Location Comparison
Of the 96 addresses on Talbot Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18, May Cottage, Cranbrook comes out as the 56th largest and the 40th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £123k less expensive than the average property across the TN18 district.
More reading links
Schools Nearby
- 1.3kmHawkhurst Church of England Primary School
- 3.4kmHurst Green Church of England Primary School and Nursery
- 4.6kmBodiam Church of England Primary School
- 6.6kmRobertsbridge Community College
- 6.8kmCranbrook School
- 11.6kmUplands Academy
More reading links
Public Transport Nearby
From May Cottage, Cranbrook, the nearest station is Etchingham, 5.3 kilometres away.
- 5.3kmEtchingham
- 6.5kmRobertsbridge
- 10.0kmStonegate
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.

