1 New Cottages, Seal Chart, Sevenoaks, TN15 0EU
About 1 New Cottages
1 New Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Seal Chart, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 0EU). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £591,000 is 44.1% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£293/sq ft) was about 24.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in August 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
1 New Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 1 New Cottages.
- Aug 2002ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Proposed demolition of existing single storey bathroom and build two storey extension comprising of kitchen and bedroom.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 02/01583/FUL
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£591,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 9 years.
£410,000
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
20 August 2015Most recent
£410,000
+32.3%over 8 years28 November 2006
£310,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN15 0EU: £575,000 (2024–2007).
Nearby sales in TN15 0EU
Everything we know about 1 New Cottages, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus the street
1 New Cottages is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 146 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 8.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Seal Chart Crossroads — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School. 3 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
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB