Hillside Cottage, Westerham Road, Oxted, RH8 0ED
About Hillside Cottage
Hillside Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Oxted (RH8 0ED). It has a recorded floor area of 235 m² (around 2530 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 235 m² it sits well below the postcode median (337 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,295,000 is 32.8% above the 2022 sale price. Sold July 2022 for £975,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Hillside Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2007Demolition And RebuildFullIn report
Demolition of garage. erection of garage.
- Reference
- 2007/1480
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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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,295,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£975,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 July 2022Most recent
£975,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH8 0ED: £1,965,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in RH8 0ED
Court Langley, Westerham Road, Oxted, RH8 0ED
Sold Aug 2024
£3,500,000Thornhill, West House, Westerham Road, Oxted, RH8 0ED
Sold May 2022
£1,965,000Thornhill, Westerham Road, Oxted, RH8 0ED
Sold Jun 2021
£1,570,000Torlands, Westerham Road, Oxted, RH8 0ED
Sold May 2014
£565,000Thornhill, The Grange, Westerham Road, Oxted, RH8 0ED
Sold Apr 2014
£1,635,000
Everything we know about Hillside Cottage, 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 Westerham Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for Hillside Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,149
Street avg £4,589
Floor Area
235 m²
Street avg 284 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 8.8 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Detillens Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Limpsfield CofE Infant School. 5 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
49.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB