Standen Oast, Standen Street, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4LA
About Standen Oast
Standen Oast is a detached house in Benenden, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 4LA). It has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (around 1981 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since May 1995, a hold of 31 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 184 m² the property is well over the postcode median (140 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £997,000 sits 348.1% above the 1995 sale of £222,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£112/sq ft) was about 75.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Standen Oast's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2018ConditionsIn report
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 5 (Landscape Scheme) of 15/506002/FULL
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/01843/SUB
- Aug 2015OutlineIn report
EIA Screening Opinion: Erect new fencing, hedging and gates (15/506002 refers)
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/506006/ENVSCR
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Standen Oast was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£997,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£222,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 May 1995Most recent
£222,500
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 Standen Oast, 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
Price per m² for Standen Oast lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,209
Street avg £4,967
Floor Area
184 m²
Street avg 181 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 10.0 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
1.6 km
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Sandhurst 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
41.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB