Church Cottage, Church Hill, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0QB
About Church Cottage
Church Cottage is a semi-detached house in Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 0QB). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1260 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
14 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 4 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£496/sq ft) was about 40.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £625,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Church 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Mar 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Church Cottage has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- Apr 2021HeritageIn report
Listed Building Application: retrospective application for (non-structural) internal alterations to form a study and en-suite
- Council
- Team 2
Listed- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00534/LB
- Apr 2021HeritageIn report
Listed Building Application: Retention of a fence to the rear of Church Cottage with an associated gate to access the rear patio of the existing dwelling
- Council
- Team 2
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00367/LB
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Church 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Church Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£649,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 25 years.
£625,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
27 June 2021Most recent
£625,000
+22.5%over 1 year27 March 2020
£510,000
+3.3%over 7 years20 June 2012
£493,500
+51.8%over 10 years30 May 2002
£325,000
+54.8%over 3 years26 February 1999
£210,000
+40.0%over 2 years14 April 1996
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN15 0QB: £935,000 (2024–2016).
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
£850,000Wealden House, Church Hill, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0QB
Sold Oct 2019
£935,000Church House, Church Hill, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0QB
Sold Jun 2016
£2,120,000The Old Post Office, Church Hill, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0QB
Sold Jun 2016
£2,120,000
Everything we know about Church 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other Church Hill homes
CO₂ Emissions for Church Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,341
Street avg £4,584
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 207 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 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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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