Hurstdene, The Street, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4DE

Hurstdene is a detached house in Benenden, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 4DE). It has a recorded floor area of 285 m² (around 3068 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2010) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 51). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 285 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1996–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£424/sq ft) was about 47.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2023 at £1,300,000.