White Cottage, New Pond Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4EN
About White Cottage
White Cottage is a detached house in Benenden, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 4EN). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2005–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,182,000 is 33.6% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£514/sq ft) was about 84% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in September 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
White Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Sept 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2017Change of UseOutlineIn report
Environmental Screening Opinion - Part change of use and conversion of detached garage / store ancillary building to create holiday let accommodation (17/01598/FULL)
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/01616/ENVSCR
- Oct 2008ConditionsIn report
Condition 2 of TW/07/03447/FUL - External materials
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/03472/SUB
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
White Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,182,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 10 years.
£885,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
17 September 2015Most recent
£885,000
+50.0%over 9 years3 October 2005
£590,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in TN17 4EN: £735,000 (2016–2001).
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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 epc rating, White Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
160 m²
Street avg 173 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.4 t/year
Street avg 8.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 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