Benenden School, Hemsted Cottage, Cranbrook Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4AE
About Benenden School
Benenden School is a detached house in Benenden, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 4AE). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Benenden School's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Benenden School has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Benenden School has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£543,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Everything we know about Benenden School, 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 Cranbrook Road homes
Benenden School is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 128 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.0 km
Crossroads — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Benenden Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB