Uphill, New Pond Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4EJ
About Uphill
Uphill is a detached house in Benenden, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 4EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 189 m² (around 2034 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.
It hasn't traded since July 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 189 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2000–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £824,000 is 41.6% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£286/sq ft) was about 18.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Uphill sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at Uphill was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Feb 2025New BuildFullIn report
Erection of 22 no. dwellings with associated access works, tree works, landscaping and parking, following demolition of existing dwelling and outbuildings
- Agent
- Woolf Bond Planning
- Documents
- 172 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/02523/FULL
- Nov 2023New BuildOutlineIn report
EIA Screening Opinion: Erection of 22 no. dwellings with associated access works, tree works, landscaping and parking, following demolition of existing dwelling and outbuildings (23/02523/FULL refers)
- Agent
- Woolf Bond Planning
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/02613/ENVSCR
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Uphill
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
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
Uphill saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£824,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.4% per year over 5 years.
£582,000
Growth on file: 11.4% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
25 July 2005Most recent
£582,000
+30.8%over 3 years14 December 2001
£445,000
+29.0%over 1 year18 September 2000
£345,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN17 4EJ: £425,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in TN17 4EJ
2 St Georges Place, New Pond Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4EJ
Sold Mar 2024
£425,000St Georges Place, Teazle Cottage, New Pond Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4EJ
Sold May 2022
£925,0001 St Georges Place, New Pond Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4EJ
Sold Aug 2021
£410,000Gilden, New Pond Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4EJ
Sold Jan 2021
£1,065,0003 St Georges Place, New Pond Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4EJ
Sold Oct 2010
£285,000
Everything we know about Uphill, 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
- A planning decision worth checking

Versus other New Pond Road homes
Years Held for Uphill runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,079
Street avg £3,861
Floor Area
189 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.9 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Crossroads — 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
45.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB