40 Amherst Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 3LS
About 40 Amherst Road
40 Amherst Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Sevenoaks (TN13 3LS). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.
Sold July 2022 for £765,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £858,000 is 12.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£578/sq ft) was about 48.5% 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- Summer houseYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
40 Amherst Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
40 Amherst Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
40 Amherst Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£858,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 22 years.
£765,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
5 July 2022Most recent
£765,000
+61.1%over 14 years30 August 2007
£475,000
+48.4%over 3 years22 December 2003
£320,000
+50.6%over 3 years14 September 2000
£212,500
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
CO₂ Emissions for 40 Amherst Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,220
Street avg £6,192
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 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