38 Amherst Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 3LS
About 38 Amherst Road
38 Amherst Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Sevenoaks (TN13 3LS). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2014. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 2014–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£641/sq ft) was about 70% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £862,500 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
38 Amherst Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jul 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Planning history
- Oct 2014Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey extension to rear; conversion of loft to habitable room; insertion of dormer window to rear elevation; insertion of 1 roof light to rear elevation and 2 roof lights to front elevation; creation of parking area to front.
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/02512/HOUSE
What's in 38 Amherst Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 3LS's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£817,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 7 years.
£862,500
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
28 June 2021Most recent
£862,500
+67.2%over 7 years15 June 2014
£515,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN13 3LS: £812,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in TN13 3LS
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Versus other Amherst Road homes
EPC Rating for 38 Amherst Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,900
Street avg £6,150
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB