38b, Eardley Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 1XT

38b is a semi-detached house in Sevenoaks (TN13 1XT). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. At 89 m² this is the 26th smallest of 37 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 23–337 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Good.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in August 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £378,000 sits 417.8% above the 1999 sale of £73,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£76/sq ft) was about 74.6% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2004. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 89 m² it's 17.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 36 EPCs).