2 Chequer Tree Cottages, Rolvenden Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4DY
About 2 Chequer Tree Cottages
2 Chequer Tree Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Benenden, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 4DY). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in February 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across 2005–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £594,000 is 29.1% above the 2015 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
2 Chequer Tree Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2005Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Two storey extension, loft conversion and conservatory
ExtensionConservatory- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/02032/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£594,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 10 years.
£460,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
16 February 2015Most recent
£460,000
+95.7%over 9 years5 May 2005
£235,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in TN17 4DY: £245,000 (2005–2005).
Nearby sales in TN17 4DY
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
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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
Leybourne Dell — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Benenden Church of England Primary School. 1 school 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
43.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB