The Oak, Benenden Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4JE
About The Oak
The Oak is a four-bedroom detached house in Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 4JE). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £651,000 is 32.9% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£321/sq ft) was about 18.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (November 2015). 5 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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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
- Bedrooms4
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jul 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at The Oak is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- May 2013Tree WorksTreesIn report
Description: To cut back two boughs overhanging highway, one x Oak (T1) and remove dead wood (exempt)
- Reference
- 13/00080/TP
- Aug 2010Tree WorksTreesIn report
Description: T1 - Oak, crown reduce by 3 metres, depending on the availability of suitable growth points.
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/00121/TP
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
£651,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 17 years.
£490,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
13 November 2015Most recent
£490,000
+75.0%over 13 years29 September 2002
£280,000
+66.7%over 4 years24 September 1998
£168,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN17 4JE: £485,000 (2021–2008).
Nearby sales in TN17 4JE
The Coach House, Benenden Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4JE
Sold Sept 2021
£485,000Chessenden 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
£457,000Little Ranters Oast, Benenden Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4JE
Sold Nov 2007
£526,000
Everything we know about The Oak, 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
Years Held for The Oak lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,451
Street avg £6,554
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 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