5 Amherst Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 3LS
About 5 Amherst Road
5 Amherst Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Sevenoaks (TN13 3LS). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1863 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 46). The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since April 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 173 m² the property is well over the postcode median (118 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2000–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,123,000 is 49% above the 2010 sale price.
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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
- Dining roomYes
Energy performance
5 Amherst Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Sept 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Amherst Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
5 Amherst Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,123,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 10 years.
£753,514
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
22 April 2010Most recent
£753,514
+95.7%over 9 years18 October 2000
£385,000
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
Years Held for 5 Amherst Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,353
Street avg £6,309
Floor Area
173 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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