1 Old Timber Top Cottages, Bethel Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 3UE
About 1 Old Timber Top Cottages
1 Old Timber Top Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Sevenoaks (TN13 3UE). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since January 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 54 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £731,000 sits 181.2% above the 2001 sale of £260,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 41.5% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Sept 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2022RenovationFullIn report
Changing a window in our courtyard to a patio door. Creating a step as access.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00596/HOUSE
What's in 1 Old Timber Top Cottages, Bethel Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 3UE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Old Timber Top Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£731,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£260,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 January 2001Most recent
£260,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN13 3UE: £425,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in TN13 3UE
Everything we know about 1 Old Timber Top Cottages, 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 Bethel Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for 1 Old Timber Top Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,149
Street avg £4,850
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
St John's Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St John's Church of England Primary School, Sevenoaks. 10 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB