2 Diprose Cottages, Hinksden Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4LE
About 2 Diprose Cottages
2 Diprose Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Benenden, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 4LE). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 57), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in February 2016. Today's modelled estimate of £473,000 is 29.6% above the 2016 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingoff_street
Energy performance
2 Diprose Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Diprose Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey extension to rear elevation
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/00689/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Diprose Cottages
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
£473,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£365,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 February 2016Most recent
£365,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in TN17 4LE: £453,750 (2024–2005).
Nearby sales in TN17 4LE
Diprose Farm House, Hinksden Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4LE
Sold Oct 2024
£900,0001 Diprose Cottages, Hinksden Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4LE
Sold Apr 2023
£540,000Hill Top Farm, Hinksden Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4LE
Sold Jun 2019
£49,0003 Diprose Cottages, Hinksden Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4LE
Sold Jul 2005
£367,500
Everything we know about 2 Diprose 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 Hinksden Road homes
On epc rating, 2 Diprose Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
28 (F)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 142 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 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
1.5 km
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 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
41.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB