2 Mote Cottages, Mote Road, Ivy Hatch, Sevenoaks, TN15 0NT
About 2 Mote Cottages
2 Mote Cottages is a semi-detached house in Ivy Hatch, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 0NT). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.
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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 Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- May 2007Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell two Beech trees leaning towards Listed Cottage
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/01522/TNCA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Mote Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£580,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 1 sales in TN15 0NT: £950,000 (2023–2023).
Nearby sales in TN15 0NT
Everything we know about 2 Mote 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 other Mote Road homes
2 Mote Cottages outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 40 (E)
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 66 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 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
1.0 km
The Plough — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Shipbourne 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
42.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB