Hawthorns

First published 17.9.2017

About the road

Hawthorns

Hawthorns is at the entrance to the Wellfield Estate, the green at its entrance probably the biggest open space in the development.  Hawthorns is probably a descriptive name for what the land looked before, was built in 1976, in common with much of the Wellfield estate. For many years number 6 on the corner with Pitfield was the only house in the road, the fact it is numbered 6 presumably means the council originally planned to build other houses before it.  The odd numbered houses 1-31 with other houses in Silverdale and Wellfield were built in 1985 as starter homes for those who applied to Sevenoaks Council.  Buyers either paid the full price, or some were entitled to a discount of about 10%.  The houses were built for the council by Rendell Partnership Developments Limited.

Historically, the future Hawthorns was part of a field called Care Field or Care Hill which was part of Blue House Farm. This farm burnt down in 1851; the house Mintmakers in Church Road was built in its place.

Most of the land bounded by Quakers Close, Ash Road, Church Road and Woodland Avenue was acquired by a firm of London Estate Agents, Payne, Trapps & Co Limited, in 1905.  They named the land the "Fawkham Park Estate" and laid out roads.  Payne and Trapps sold off the land in 25 foot plats, Hawthorns was made up of plots in Wellfield and Merton Avenue. Few of the original purchasers built houses but very few houses were built and the land became under used.  In both wars the government used emergency powers to plough the land for the war effort. Numbers 1-15 odd are built on a block of 10 plots bought for £126 in 1907 by William Clinch (1846-1911), a surveyor from Rosherville near Gravesend.  It appears the land was still in the hands of his executors when the council acquired it in about 1960.

The development of the land was complicated by the existence of individual plot owners, many of whom could not be traced.  Dartford Rural Council intended council housing to be located here as early as 1954 when they granted themselves planning permission to build here.  They did not intend to develop immediately but it put a block on private landowners who may have wished to build a house on their plot.

Hawthorns - Payne and Trapps Map of 1908 overlaid on modern map
Contains OS data © Crown copyright (2016)

Statistics about the road

Information about the houses

Explanation:

Date of Construction is sometimes approximate.
(1) Details of the type of house and the plot history. Plot histories include the ancient farms and fields with the earliest known date, also the name of the smallholding sold by Smallowners Limited at the beginning of the 20th century.
(2) Planning Permissions include the reference number, so more details can be seen at Sevenoaks Council. My records are not complete and I have not included refused or withdrawn applications.
(3) Before Council Tax the tax on residential property was called the rates. The registers for 1956, 1963 and 1972 are held at Sevenoaks Council. The rateable value given is the gross estimated rental value of the property, that is how much the Valuation Office thought people would pay to rent it, the rates were actually calculated on a lower value after certain statutory allowances were made. For some reason the 1956 register contains the rateable value for the properties as it would have been in 1939.
(4) Council tax is based on what the Valuation Office thought the property would have sold for in 1993. It is divided into 8 value bands.
(5) House price data 1995 to date produced by Land Registry © Crown copyright 2016. To report an error, go to Change a sales record form.

I have tried to make sure the information is accurate, but no responsibility can be taken for any errors. If you plan to rely on the information, you should check the source data to be sure. If you spot an error, please let me know via the contact form.

6, Hawthorns, DA3 7ET
Built: 1976
(1) Property Type: Terraced house
(1) Plot History: Part of Care Field, Blue House Farm (1604)
(1) Plot History: Part of plots 161-162, Payne and Trapps Fawkham Park Estate (1908)
(4) Council Tax (1993): Band C (£52-68K)

1, Hawthorns, DA3 7ET
Built: 1985
(1) Property Type: Terraced house (2 bed)
(1) Plot History: Part of Care Field, Blue House Farm (1604)
(1) Plot History: Part of plot 121, Payne and Trapps Fawkham Park Estate (1908)
(4) Council Tax (1993): Band C (£52-68K)
(5) Rent (23 May 2009): £650 per calendar month
(5) Sale (2 Aug 1984): £28,100 Valuation given in deed between Sevenoaks Council and the developer
(5) Sale (19 Oct 2001): £108,000

3, Hawthorns, DA3 7ET
Built: 1985
(1) Property Type: Terraced house
(1) Plot History: Part of Care Field, Blue House Farm (1604)
(1) Plot History: Part of plot 121, Payne and Trapps Fawkham Park Estate (1908)
(4) Council Tax (1993): Band C (£52-68K)
(5) Sale (2 Aug 1984): £26,500 Valuation given in deed between Sevenoaks Council and the developer

5, Hawthorns, DA3 7ET
Built: 1985
(1) Property Type: Terraced house (2 bed)
(1) Plot History: Part of Care Field, Blue House Farm (1604)
(1) Plot History: Part of plot 120, Payne and Trapps Fawkham Park Estate (1908)
(2) Planning Permission: 1999/1929 Conservatory
(4) Council Tax (1993): Band C (£52-68K)
(5) Sale (2 Aug 1984): £26,500 Valuation given in deed between Sevenoaks Council and the developer
(5) Sale (9 Jul 1999): £61,500
(5) Sale (15 Feb 2002): £105,000
(5) Sale (29 Aug 2003): £126,500

7, Hawthorns, DA3 7ET
Built: 1985
(1) Property Type: Terraced house (2 bed)
(1) Plot History: Part of Care Field, Blue House Farm (1604)
(1) Plot History: Part of plot 120, Payne and Trapps Fawkham Park Estate (1908)
(4) Council Tax (1993): Band C (£52-68K)
(5) Sale (2 Aug 1984): £27,500 Valuation given in deed between Sevenoaks Council and the developer

9, Hawthorns, DA3 7ET
Built: 1985
(1) Property Type: Terraced house
(1) Plot History: Part of Care Field, Blue House Farm (1604)
(1) Plot History: Part of plots 122-123 Payne and Trapps Fawkham Park Estate (1908)
(4) Council Tax (1993): Band C (£52-68K)
(5) Sale (2 Aug 1984): £27,500 Valuation given in deed between Sevenoaks Council and the developer
(5) Sale (27 Sep 1996): £57,500
(5) Sale (17 Dec 2002): £117,500
(5) Sale (26 Jan 2007): £155,000

11, Hawthorns, DA3 7ET
Built: 1985
(1) Property Type: Terraced house (2 bed)
(1) Plot History: Part of Care Field, Blue House Farm (1604)
(1) Plot History: Part of plots 122-123 Payne and Trapps Fawkham Park Estate (1908)
(4) Council Tax (1993): Band C (£52-68K)
(5) Sale (2 Aug 1984): £26,500 Valuation given in deed between Sevenoaks Council and the developer
(5) Sale (31 Jul 2000): £84,000
(5) Sale (5 Jun 2003): £125,000
(5) Sale (19 Nov 2015): £225,000

13, Hawthorns, DA3 7ET
Built: 1985
(1) Property Type: Terraced house
(1) Plot History: Part of Care Field, Blue House Farm (1604)
(1) Plot History: Part of plots 122-123 Payne and Trapps Fawkham Park Estate (1908)
(4) Council Tax (1993): Band C (£52-68K)
(5) Sale (2 Aug 1984): £26,500 Valuation given in deed between Sevenoaks Council and the developer
(5) Sale (20 Dec 1999): £76,000
(5) Sale (24 Oct 2003): £135,000
(5) Sale (10 Aug 2007): £172,000

15, Hawthorns, DA3 7ET
Built: 1985
(1) Property Type: Terraced house (3 bed)
(1) Plot History: Part of Care Field, Blue House Farm (1604)
(1) Plot History: Part of plots 122-123 Payne and Trapps Fawkham Park Estate (1908)
(2) Planning Permission: 2014/1666 Erection of a two storey side extension
(4) Council Tax (1993): Band C (£52-68K)
(5) Sale (2 Aug 1984): £27,500 Valuation given in deed between Sevenoaks Council and the developer
(5) Sale (14 Mar 2008): £182,500
(5) Sale (26 Aug 2011): £185,000

17, Hawthorns, DA3 7ET
Built: 1985
(1) Property Type: Terraced house (2 bed)
(1) Plot History: Part of Care Field, Blue House Farm (1604)
(1) Plot History: Part of plots 157-158 Payne and Trapps Fawkham Park Estate (1908)
(2) Planning Permission: 2014/3354 Erection of a double storey side extension and single storey rear extension.
(4) Council Tax (1993): Band C (£52-68K)
(5) Sale (2 Aug 1984): £27,500 Valuation given in deed between Sevenoaks Council and the developer
(5) Sale (19 Sep 2014): £195,000

19, Hawthorns, DA3 7ET
Built: 1985
(1) Property Type: Terraced house (2 bed)
(1) Plot History: Part of Care Field, Blue House Farm (1604)
(1) Plot History: Part of plots 157-158 Payne and Trapps Fawkham Park Estate (1908)
(4) Council Tax (1993): Band C (£52-68K)
(5) Sale (2 Aug 1984): £26,500 Valuation given in deed between Sevenoaks Council and the developer, actual discounted price paid £25,162
(5) Sale (24 Nov 1995): £55,000
(5) Sale (3 Jul 2002): £107,000
(5) Sale (17 Mar 2003): £129,500
(5) Sale (27 Apr 2007): £164,995
(5) Sale (1 Aug 2013): £167,000

21, Hawthorns, DA3 7ET
Built: 1985
(1) Property Type: Terraced house
(1) Plot History: Part of Care Field, Blue House Farm (1604)
(1) Plot History: Part of plots 157-158 Payne and Trapps Fawkham Park Estate (1908)
(4) Council Tax (1993): Band C (£52-68K)
(5) Sale (2 Aug 1984): £26,500 Valuation given in deed between Sevenoaks Council and the developer
(5) Sale (27 Mar 1998): £57,750
(5) Sale (13 Sep 2002): £109,000
(5) Sale (15 Sep 2005): £145,000

23, Hawthorns, DA3 7ET
Built: 1985
(1) Property Type: Terraced house
(1) Plot History: Part of Care Field, Blue House Farm (1604)
(1) Plot History: Part of plots 157-158 Payne and Trapps Fawkham Park Estate (1908)
(4) Council Tax (1993): Band C (£52-68K)
(5) Sale (2 Aug 1984): £26,500 Valuation given in deed between Sevenoaks Council and the developer

25, Hawthorns, DA3 7ET
Built: 1985
(1) Property Type: Terraced house (2 bed)
(1) Plot History: Part of Care Field, Blue House Farm (1604)
(1) Plot History: Part of plots 157-158 Payne and Trapps Fawkham Park Estate (1908)
(4) Council Tax (1993): Band C (£52-68K)
(5) Sale (2 Aug 1984): £26,500 Valuation given in deed between Sevenoaks Council and the developer

27, Hawthorns, DA3 7ET
Built: 1985
(1) Property Type: Terraced house
(1) Plot History: Part of Care Field, Blue House Farm (1604)
(1) Plot History: Part of plots 157-158 Payne and Trapps Fawkham Park Estate (1908)
(4) Council Tax (1993): Band C (£52-68K)
(5) Sale (2 Aug 1984): £27,500 Valuation given in deed between Sevenoaks Council and the developer
(5) Sale (28 Mar 2003): £48,000

29, Hawthorns, DA3 7ET
Built: 1985
(1) Property Type: Terraced house (1 bed)
(1) Plot History: Part of Care Field, Blue House Farm (1604)
(1) Plot History: Part of plots 157-158 Payne and Trapps Fawkham Park Estate (1908)
(4) Council Tax (1993): Band B (£40-52K)
(5) Sale (2 Aug 1984): £24,000 Valuation given in deed between Sevenoaks Council and the developer
(5) Sale (21 Aug 2008): £125,000
(5) Sale (15 Nov 2013): £135,000

31, Hawthorns, DA3 7ET
Built: 1985
(1) Property Type: Terraced house (1 bed)
(1) Plot History: Part of Care Field, Blue House Farm (1604)
(1) Plot History: Part of plots 157-158 Payne and Trapps Fawkham Park Estate (1908)
(4) Council Tax (1993): Band B (£40-52K)
(5) Sale (2 Aug 1984): £24,000 Valuation given in deed between Sevenoaks Council and the developer
(5) Sale (20 Feb 1998): £48,000
(5) Sale (8 Jan 1999): £58,000
(5) Sale (16 May 2006): £130,000
(5) Sale (25 May 2010): £127,500