Lavender Cottage, Church Hill, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0QB
About Lavender Cottage
Lavender Cottage is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 0QB). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1524 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows a G (score 13), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 22). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 142 m² it's 21% larger than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 9 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2016–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£558/sq ft) was about 65.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £850,000 in February 2024.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Listed buildingYes
Energy performance
Lavender Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Mar 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
Acer T1 in front garden to reduce by 1m and thin the crown; Mulberry T2 to remove limb touching the garage and raise the crown above the garage roof
- Council
- Team 2
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01864/TNCA
- Nov 2016Tree WorksTreesIn report
Acer (maple) - canopy needs reducing to keep it away from windows and house
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/03233/TNCA
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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
Lavender Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£844,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 8 years.
£850,000
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
28 February 2024Most recent
£850,000
+28.8%over 7 years31 May 2016
£660,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN15 0QB: £625,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in TN15 0QB
Bank Cottage, Church Hill, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0QB
Sold Sept 2024
£397,500Church 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
£2,120,000The Old Post Office, Church Hill, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0QB
Sold Jun 2016
£2,120,000
Everything we know about Lavender 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
On epc rating, Lavender Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,005
Street avg £4,489
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 204 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
23.0 t/year
Street avg 8.9 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