Buttermere Cottage, Church Hill, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0QB
About Buttermere Cottage
Buttermere Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 0QB). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
It hasn't traded since August 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1997–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £615,000 sits 95.2% above the 2003 sale of £315,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£273/sq ft) was about 25.8% below the postcode norm. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2003.
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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
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2003Tree WorksTreesIn report
Reduce height of Cypress Hedge by 40 - 50 % and reduce height of Holly and prune to form hedge
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 03/03260/TNCA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Buttermere Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£615,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.5% per year over 6 years.
£315,000
Growth on file: 9.5% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
18 August 2003Most recent
£315,000
+79.0%over 6 years27 March 1997
£176,000
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
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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
Price per m² for Buttermere Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,944
Street avg £4,927
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 208 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 11.2 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB