Merlewood, New Pond Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4EN

Merlewood is a detached house in Benenden, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 4EN). It has a recorded floor area of 228 m² (around 2454 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 228 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2011–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £874,000 is 17.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£304/sq ft) was about 22.4% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in July 2016.