Bankside Farm, Standen Street, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4LA
About Bankside Farm
Bankside Farm is a detached house in Benenden, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 4LA). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil.
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 136 m² it's 25.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (183 m² median across 15 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Bankside Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2023Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use and conversion of existing redundant agricultural buildings into 3 no. dwellings with associated landscaping
- Agent
- Material Architects
- Documents
- 40 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/01327/FULL
- Jan 2014AmendmentIn report
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Infill of hole in field
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/03831/LDC
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Bankside Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£667,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN17 4LA: £906,700 (2021–2016).
Nearby sales in TN17 4LA
Rosecomb, Standen Street, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4LA
Sold Nov 2021
£877,000Finns Barn, Standen Street, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4LA
Sold Jun 2021
£700,000The Garden House, Standen Street, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4LA
Sold Jan 2021
£906,700Standen Barn, Standen Street, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4LA
Sold Jan 2021
£1,575,000Springhill Oast, Standen Street, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4LA
Sold Jun 2016
£1,100,000
Everything we know about Bankside Farm, 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 Standen Street homes
On epc rating, Bankside Farm stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 184 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 10.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 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
1.6 km
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Sandhurst Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB