Dingleden House, Dingleden, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4JU
About Dingleden House
Dingleden House is a detached house in Benenden, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 4JU). It has a recorded floor area of 341 m² (around 3670 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on oil.
At 341 m² the property is well over the postcode median (189 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). It changed hands recently, sold January 2025 for £1,531,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£417/sq ft) was about 358.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Dingleden House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Dingleden House has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- Aug 2022RenovationHeritageIn report
Listed Building Consent: To remove poor and failing recent historic detail of replaced jetting and repair structural timbers, reinstate timber frame supporting wall under jetting and finish to detail in sympathy with the surrounding building fabric
- Agent
- Dolmen Conservation and Joinery Ltd
Listed- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01948/LBC
- Jun 2011RenovationHeritageIn report
Listed Building Consent: Demolition of brick chimney stack to ridge level to enable repairs to unstable internal brickwork and rebuilding same with a new Kent cowl
Listed- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/01387/LBC
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Dingleden House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,635,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,531,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 January 2025Most recent
£1,531,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN17 4JU: £602,000 (2021–2004).
Nearby sales in TN17 4JU
Benton 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
£720,000Granary Flat 2, Dingleden, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4JU
Sold Apr 2004
£140,000
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Dingleden homes
Dingleden House outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,490
Street avg £1,067
Floor Area
341 m²
Street avg 232 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
18.0 t/year
Street avg 8.0 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