Beacon Hill, Rolvenden Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4BU
About Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill is a detached house in Benenden, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 4BU). It has a recorded floor area of 407 m² (around 4383 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (May 2010) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in February 2003. At 407 m² the property is well over the postcode median (126 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,851,000 sits 128.5% above the 2003 sale of £810,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£185/sq ft) was about 69.3% below the postcode norm. 14 planning records sit against the property, 9 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Beacon Hill's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 May 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Beacon Hill has been through 9 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Apr 2016OutbuildingFullIn report
Replacement of existing storage shed with new shed comprising games room and machinery store with playroom and storage above. (Revision to approved application 15/502667/FULL).
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/502217/FULL
- Dec 2015ConversionFullIn report
Variation of Condition 2 of planning permission 15/501623/FULL (Conversion of two existing redundant agricultural buildings into a single residential unit) - Same level ground floor for wheelchair access and landscaping; Amended fascia details to glazed link; Removal of existing external stair; Amended new windows
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/508071/FULL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Beacon Hill valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,851,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£810,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 February 2003Most recent
£810,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN17 4BU: £850,000 (2025–2006).
Nearby sales in TN17 4BU
Beacon Hall House, Rolvenden Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4BU
Sold Jul 2025
£1,628,000Beacon House, Rolvenden Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4BU
Sold Sept 2023
£1,000,000Beacon Lodge, Rolvenden Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4BU
Sold May 2006
£600,000Beacon Mill House, Rolvenden Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4BU
Sold Sept 2004
£475,000Benenden House, Rolvenden Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4BU
Sold Jun 1999
£855,000
Everything we know about Beacon Hill, 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 Rolvenden Road homes
Floor Area for Beacon Hill runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
56 (D)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
407 m²
Street avg 141 m²
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Street avg 7 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
1.1 km
Leybourne Dell — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Benenden Church of England Primary School. 2 schools 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
44.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB