5 Birch House, Croft Close, Sevenoaks, TN13 1BF

5 Birch House is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Sevenoaks (TN13 1BF). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band E. At 83 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (74–83 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (83 versus a worst of 72). The latest certificate (August 2024) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in May 2011 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.

At 83 m² it's 18.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £415,000 sits 53.7% above the 2011 sale of £270,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£302/sq ft) was about 21.1% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2020. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in August 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years.