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Redwood, Cranbrook Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4ES

Notable viewsExtendable3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
154 m²
1658 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Redwood

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Redwood is a four-bedroom detached house in Benenden, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 4ES). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.

At 154 m² it sits well below the postcode median (225 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension and solar panel installation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £935,000 is 16.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£486/sq ft) was about 28.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £805,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenrear
  • Garagedouble
  • Notable viewsYes

Building

  • Previously extendedYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Redwood's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Redwood, Cranbrook Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4ES, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning records include a solar-panel installation at Redwood.

  1. Nov 2023
    Solar PanelsFull
    In report

    Reconfiguration and alterations to dwelling including removal of linked garage, relocation and creation of all ground floor fenestration, a first-floor extension to front and rear with standing seam roof with solar panels between seams, vertical extension to create second floor, rear facing dormers, vertical thermal wall cladding to exterior, and water harvesting, and erection of detached studio in the garden.

    Agent
    Price Whitehead
    Extension
    Documents
    14 docs on file
    Reference
    23/02618/FULL
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.

Current estimate

£935,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£805,000

Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 June 2021Most recent

    £805,000

    +66.0%over 16 years
  2. 16 May 2005

    £485,000

    +106.4%over 7 years
  3. 9 October 1997

    £235,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN17 4ES: £1,250,000 (2023–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Cranbrook Road homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Redwood is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£5,227

Street avg £4,701

Above

Floor Area

154 m²

Street avg 257 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 9 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 11.4 t/year

Below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cranbrook district page.

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

0.4 km

Crossroads — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TN17 4ES from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN17 4ES

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN17 4ES

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.0dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 7 points of interest in total.
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Redwood, Cranbrook Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4ES. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.