4 Old Timber Top Cottages, Bethel Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 3UE
About 4 Old Timber Top Cottages
4 Old Timber Top Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Sevenoaks (TN13 3UE). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since June 2000 — that's 26 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. Today's modelled estimate of £340,000 sits 200.9% above the 2000 sale of £113,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£256/sq ft) was about 24.9% below the postcode norm. At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (67 m² across 54 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.
Know exactly what you're buying at 4 Old Timber Top Cottages
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2014Tree WorksTreesIn report
Various works to trees (CA)
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/03403/WTCA
What's in 4 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
4 Old Timber Top Cottages's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£340,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£113,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 June 2000Most recent
£113,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN13 3UE: £425,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in TN13 3UE
Everything we know about 4 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.
- Am I paying too much?
- Is something wrong with it?
- Is the agent's story true?
- Will it hold its value?

Versus other Bethel Road homes
4 Old Timber Top Cottages is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,756
Street avg £4,836
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
Similar properties nearby
1 Cobden Mews, Quakers Hall Lane
TN13 3FJ
1 Church Villas, Church Field
TN13 3DU
1 Bradbourne Road
TN13 3PZ
1 Church Field
TN13 3DU
1 Bottle Cottages, Bradbourne Vale Road
TN13 3DF
1 Capital House, Bradbourne Vale Road
TN13 3QL
1 Bradbourne Court, Bradbourne Vale Road
TN13 3QG
1 Bradbourne Vale Road
TN13 3QQ
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.
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
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB