7 Rothermere Close, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4DW

7 Rothermere Close is a 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 1983-1990 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. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in June 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 1995–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 sits 57.6% above the 2009 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£157/sq ft) was about 21.9% below the postcode norm.