6 Rothermere Close, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4DW

6 Rothermere Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Benenden, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 4DW). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. At 74 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (74–132 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (40 versus a best of 80). The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2011. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £211,000 is 19.2% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £177,000 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.