1 Beech House, Golford Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4AG
About 1 Beech House
1 Beech House is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Benenden, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 4AG). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in November 2014. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £420,000 is 42.4% above the 2014 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Parkingoff_road
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 May 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Beech House has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- Oct 2015RenovationHeritageIn report
Listed Building Consent - insertion of rooflight to interior hallway
Listed- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/504452/LBC
- Aug 2009HeritageIn report
Listed Building Consent: Restoration of garden shed including new roof timbers to the correct pitch for plain clay kent peg tiles. Removing weatherboarding and replacing once structure is realigned and replace fire damaged timbers
Listed- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/02087/LBC
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£420,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 13 years.
£294,950
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
26 November 2014Most recent
£294,950
+18.7%over 7 years5 December 2006
£248,500
+1.4%over 1 year13 October 2005
£245,000
+60.1%over 3 years25 October 2001
£153,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in TN17 4AG: £1,125,000 (2010–2010).
Nearby sales in TN17 4AG
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- Larger development activity nearby
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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
0.9 km
Goddard's Green Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Benenden Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB