Box Cottage, Church Hill, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0QB
About Box Cottage
Box Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 0QB). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 488 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2012) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 52). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2000–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £387,000 sits 54.8% above the 2012 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£512/sq ft) was about 53.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 14 years since the last transfer (June 2012). 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Box Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Feb 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at Box Cottage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Apr 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
1 x Walnut tree -proposed full removal. Tree has now reached a size that is disproportionate to the small size of residential back garden, and also blocks significant light from own garden and neighbour's garden Replace with 1 x willow tree (salix integra) in very large pot. Tree standing to the bottom of rear garden
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00258/PA
- Jan 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Walnut - crown reduction of 1.5m from upper crown and 1m from side laterals, pruning to suitable growth points, T2 Cypress - fell due to tree becoming too large for position and T3 Pittosporum - Fell becoming too large to position
- Council
- Team 2
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/02978/TNCA
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Box Cottage
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
£387,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 12 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
19 June 2012Most recent
£250,000
+6.4%over 3 years31 July 2008
£235,000
+30.6%over 7 years24 November 2000
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN15 0QB: £625,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in TN15 0QB
Bank Cottage, Church Hill, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0QB
Sold Sept 2024
£397,500Lavender Cottage, Church Hill, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0QB
Sold Feb 2024
£850,000Church Cottage, Church Hill, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0QB
Sold Jun 2021
£625,000Wealden House, Church Hill, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0QB
Sold Oct 2019
£935,000Church House, Church Hill, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0QB
Sold Jun 2016
£2,120,000
Everything we know about Box Cottage, 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 Church Hill homes
Box Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£5,514
Street avg £4,560
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 216 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 11.1 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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Plaxtol Primary School. 2 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
43.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB