2 Primrose Cottages, New Pond Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4EN
About 2 Primrose Cottages
2 Primrose Cottages is a semi-detached house in Benenden, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 4EN). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2012 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 118), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 63 m² it sits well below the postcode median (109 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
2 Primrose Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Planning history
2 Primrose Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Primrose Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£344,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN17 4EN: £745,000 (2016–2005).
Everything we know about 2 Primrose Cottages, 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
Versus other New Pond Road homes
On floor area, 2 Primrose Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 193 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 9.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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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
0.8 km
Goddard's Green Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Benenden Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB