1 Hilltop Cottages, Dingleden, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4JT
About 1 Hilltop Cottages
1 Hilltop Cottages is a semi-detached house in Benenden, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 4JT). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 696 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2006–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at -7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £327,000 sits 92.4% above the 2014 sale of £170,000. At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (330 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in December 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Hilltop Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Aug 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jul 2022DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Removal of conservatory and proposed single storey rear extension
- Agent
- Kent Design Studio Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01540/FULL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Hilltop Cottages saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£327,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -7.1% per year over 8 years.
£170,000
Growth on file: -7.1% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
16 December 2014Most recent
£170,000
-46.0%over 6 years18 August 2008
£315,000
+1.6%over 1 year10 November 2006
£310,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in TN17 4JT: £1,312,500 (2021–2007).
Everything we know about 1 Hilltop Cottages, 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 Dingleden homes
Floor Area for 1 Hilltop Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 306 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 14.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 9 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
1.0 km
Leybourne Dell — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Benenden Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB