1 Century Cottage, Rolvenden Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4DU
About 1 Century Cottage
1 Century Cottage is a semi-detached house in Benenden, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 4DU). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (107 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, 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
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Century Cottage has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01571/FULL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Century Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Century Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£235,000
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.
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN17 4DU: £480,000 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in TN17 4DU
Tudor Cottage, Rolvenden Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4DU
Sold Oct 2022
£490,0002 Century Cottage, Rolvenden Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4DU
Sold Oct 2021
£254,000Three Wishes, Rolvenden Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4DU
Sold Jul 2021
£827,500Wilbury Den, Rolvenden Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4DU
Sold Oct 2020
£480,000Nairn, Rolvenden Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4DU
Sold Dec 1995
£150,000
Everything we know about 1 Century Cottage, 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 1 Century Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
35 m²
Street avg 99 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 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
0.1 km
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Benenden Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB