Appleshaw, Dingleden, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4JU
About Appleshaw
Appleshaw is a semi-detached house in Benenden, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 4JU). It has a recorded floor area of 340 m² (around 3660 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since October 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 340 m² the property is well over the postcode median (189 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,271,000 sits 323.7% above the 2000 sale of £300,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£82/sq ft) was about 34.2% below the postcode norm. 13 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Appleshaw's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2025OutbuildingFullIn report
(Retrospective) swimming pool
- Agent
- Julian Bluck Designs Ltd
Retrospective- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/02440/FULL
- Sept 2020OutlineIn report
EIA Screening Opinion: Demolition of existing timber hay store and construction of replacement hay store and tractor shed (20/02219/FULL Refers)
- Agent
- Julian Bluck Designs Ltd
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/02328/ENVSCR
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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
Appleshaw's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£1,271,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£300,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 October 2000Most recent
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN17 4JU: £720,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in TN17 4JU
Dingleden House, Dingleden, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4JU
Sold Jan 2025
£1,531,000Benton Hoppers, Dingleden, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4JU
Sold Jul 2021
£420,000Dingleden Farm, Dingleden, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4JU
Sold Jan 2021
£500,000Benton Farm, Dingleden, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4JU
Sold Jul 2018
£925,000The Barn Loft, Dingleden, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4JU
Sold Jul 2017
£720,000
Everything we know about Appleshaw, 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
Price per m² for Appleshaw lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£882
Street avg £2,270
Floor Area
340 m²
Street avg 232 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 9.0 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
1.4 km
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Benenden Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB