Priest Hill Cottage, High Street, Limpsfield, Oxted, RH8 0DT
About Priest Hill Cottage
Priest Hill Cottage is a detached house in Limpsfield, Oxted, Oxted (RH8 0DT). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
9 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,103,000 is 21.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£626/sq ft) was about 79.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £910,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Priest Hill Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Oct 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
Please refer to photos provided: 01- 5x Robinia - Remove deadwood greater than 25mm in diameter. Sever and remove 2 m section of ivy. Remove the laurel stem growing through the crown The second tree. 02 - Laurel Hedge - Reduce height by 3 ft. 03 - Laurel Hedge - Reduce the remainder of hedge to match the cut Section. 04 - Laurel Hedge - Fell the stem leaning over the neighbours and fell the 3 upright stems and the single remaining conifer. 05 - 8 x Conifer Stems - Fell to the height of the hedge. 06 - Cherry - Carefully fell to near ground level. 07 - Conifer - Carefully Fell To Near Ground Level. 08 - Line of conifer - Carefully Fell To Near Ground Level the section of Hedge consumed by the climber. Remove stump with mechanical grinder to a depth of 300mm below ground level. 09 - 4 x Conifer and 1 Laurel - Carefully fell to near ground level. remove the stumps of 3 conifers and the laurel.
- Reference
- 2025/974/TCA
- Sept 2023ConditionsIn report
Details pursuant to the discharge of condition 4 (sample of the roof and hanging tiles) of planning permission ref: 2022/1190 dated 3rd February 2023 for (Roof extension with dormers, two-storey side and two-storey front extension. Replacement of existing conservatory).
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 2022/1190/Cond1
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
£1,103,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 18 years.
£910,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
27 June 2021Most recent
£910,000
+101.8%over 17 years4 September 2003
£451,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH8 0DT: £1,460,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in RH8 0DT
1 Forge Cottages, High Street, Limpsfield, Oxted, RH8 0DT
Sold Oct 2025
£477,000Mayfield, High Street, Limpsfield, Oxted, RH8 0DT
Sold Apr 2024
£1,522,130Priest Hill House, High Street, Limpsfield, Oxted, RH8 0DT
Sold Oct 2023
£1,460,000White Hart Lodge, High Street, Limpsfield, Oxted, RH8 0DT
Sold Jul 2023
£1,720,000West House, High Street, Limpsfield, Oxted, RH8 0DT
Sold Oct 2019
£1,235,000
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- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other High Street homes
Priest Hill Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,741
Street avg £4,926
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 174 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 10.0 t/year
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
High Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Limpsfield CofE Infant School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.2dB