Pond Cottage, Benenden Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4JE
About Pond Cottage
Pond Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 4JE). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 101), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since December 2005, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £410,000 sits 67.3% above the 2005 sale of £245,000. At 87 m² it's 19.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (109 m² median across 14 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Jul 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Pond Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Pond Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£410,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£245,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 December 2005Most recent
£245,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN17 4JE: £490,000 (2021–2011).
Nearby sales in TN17 4JE
The Coach House, Benenden Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4JE
Sold Sept 2021
£485,000The Oak, Benenden Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4JE
Sold Nov 2015
£490,000Chessenden Cottage, Benenden Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4JE
Sold Jul 2013
£1,435,000Ranters Hall, Benenden Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4JE
Sold Aug 2011
£908,000Crabtree, Benenden Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4JE
Sold May 2008
£457,000
Everything we know about Pond Cottage, 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 Benenden Road homes
Pond Cottage outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,816
Street avg £6,660
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
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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
1.3 km
The Bull — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Rolvenden Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB