20 Amherst Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 3LS
About 20 Amherst Road
20 Amherst Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sevenoaks (TN13 3LS). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Last sold in November 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £821,000 is 24.4% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£524/sq ft) was about 33.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
20 Amherst Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Nov 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey side and rear extension.
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/02138/HOUSE
- Jul 2012ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/01570/LDCPR
What's in 20 Amherst Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 3LS's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
20 Amherst Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£821,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 18 years.
£660,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
4 November 2016Most recent
£660,000
+34.7%over 8 years28 May 2008
£490,000
+3.2%over 10 months18 July 2007
£475,000
+63.8%over 4 years17 October 2002
£290,000
+72.6%over 4 years14 May 1998
£168,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN13 3LS: £812,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in TN13 3LS
Everything we know about 20 Amherst Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Amherst Road homes
20 Amherst Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,641
Street avg £6,228
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Quaker's Hall Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Sevenoaks Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB