5 The Old Forge, Chevening Road, Chipstead, Sevenoaks, TN13 2RY

5 The Old Forge is a two-bedroom detached house in Chipstead, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN13 2RY). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2011. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a balcony.

Last sale on file: £306,000 in November 2023. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£466/sq ft) was about 34.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 61 m² it's 18.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 17 EPCs).