Parsonage Farm, Cranbrook Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4ES

Parsonage Farm is a detached house in Benenden, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 4ES). It has a recorded floor area of 252 m² (around 2713 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

Today's modelled estimate of £864,000 is 36% below the 2021 sale of £1,350,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£498/sq ft) was about 46.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 252 m² the property is well over the postcode median (193 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £1,350,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.