5 Beach Court, Goddards Green Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4AY

5 Beach Court is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Benenden, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 4AY). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on electricity. At 80 m² this is the 5th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 60–103 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 8 units on file.

It hasn't traded since October 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1995–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £253,000 sits 110.8% above the 2002 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 36.1% below the postcode norm.