3 Leybourne Dell, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4EA

3 Leybourne Dell is a three-bedroom detached house in Benenden, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 4EA). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £450,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £495,000 is 10% above the 2021 sale price.