What type of property is The Chestnuts, Ash Platt Road, TN15 0AB?

The Chestnuts, Ash Platt Road, TN15 0AB is a 5-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for The Chestnuts, Ash Platt Road, TN15 0AB?

The Chestnuts, Ash Platt Road, TN15 0AB last sold for £1,620,000 in November 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £1,300,000 in January 2008, so prices have been rising over 14 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for The Chestnuts, Ash Platt Road, TN15 0AB?

Across 2 sales between January 2008 and November 2021, The Chestnuts, Ash Platt Road, TN15 0AB rose from £1,300,000 to £1,620,000, a change of £320,000. That works out to roughly +1.6% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for The Chestnuts, Ash Platt Road, TN15 0AB?

The current EPC rating for The Chestnuts, Ash Platt Road, TN15 0AB is B with a score of 81 out of 100, lodged in May 2021. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of The Chestnuts, Ash Platt Road, TN15 0AB?

The Chestnuts, Ash Platt Road, TN15 0AB has a recorded floor area of 259 m² (2,788 sq ft), around 52 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 19% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in TN15 0AB. Source: EPC Register.

How is The Chestnuts, Ash Platt Road, TN15 0AB heated?

The latest EPC at The Chestnuts, Ash Platt Road, TN15 0AB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for The Chestnuts, Ash Platt Road, TN15 0AB?

The only planning records linked to The Chestnuts, Ash Platt Road, TN15 0AB are routine tree-works filings, not building works. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is The Chestnuts, Ash Platt Road, TN15 0AB?

The Chestnuts, Ash Platt Road, TN15 0AB is in council tax band H. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is The Chestnuts, Ash Platt Road, TN15 0AB located?

The Chestnuts, Ash Platt Road, TN15 0AB sits in Seal, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks. It falls within the TN15 postcode district in Kent.

How safe is the area around The Chestnuts, Ash Platt Road, TN15 0AB?

Police records around The Chestnuts, Ash Platt Road, TN15 0AB show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 44% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve The Chestnuts, Ash Platt Road, TN15 0AB?

The closest primary school to The Chestnuts, Ash Platt Road, TN15 0AB is Seal Church of England Primary School (291m), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Trinity School (547m), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near The Chestnuts, Ash Platt Road, TN15 0AB?

The closest bus stop to The Chestnuts, Ash Platt Road, TN15 0AB is Dorton House, 308m away. The nearest rail option is Bat & Ball Rail Station, 1.3km away.

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The Chestnuts, Ash Platt Road, Seal, Sevenoaks, TN15 0AB

EPC B4 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

259 m²

2788 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 81

Council tax

Band H

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About The Chestnuts

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

The Chestnuts is a five-bedroom detached house in Seal, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 0AB). It has a recorded floor area of 259 m² (around 2788 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (May 2021) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £2,082,000 is 28.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£581/sq ft) was about 90.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £1,620,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms5
Dining roomYes

Outside

GarageDouble
LandYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

The Chestnuts ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Rating

B81

Main Heating

Electric & Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Chestnuts, Ash Platt Road, Seal, Sevenoaks, TN15 0AB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at The Chestnuts is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

Apr 2022
Tree WorksTrees
In report
25% reduction of over-mature lime tree.
Documents
3 docs on file
Reference
22/00807/WTPO
View planning record
Mar 2016
Tree WorksTrees
In report
Various Works to Trees (TPO).
Documents
3 docs on file
Reference
16/00441/WTPO
View planning record

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£2,082,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.6% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£1,620,000

Growth on file: 1.6% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

26 November 2021Most recent
£1,620,000
+24.6%over 13 years
11 January 2008
£1,300,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN15 0AB: £1,150,000 (2022–2008).

Nearby sales in TN15 0AB

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On the street

Versus other Ash Platt Road homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

The Chestnuts outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,255

Street avg £4,270

Above

Floor Area

259 m²

Street avg 249 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

10 rooms

Street avg 10 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

Strongly above

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Sevenoaks report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Dorton House — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Seal Church of England Primary School. 9 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TN15 0AB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for TN15 0AB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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