4 Betenson Cottages, School Lane, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0QD
About 4 Betenson Cottages
4 Betenson Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 0QD). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (56 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2008.
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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
4 Betenson Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2008AmendmentIn report
Lawful Development Certificate Existing: Erection of a timber garden shed/summerhouse (retrospective)
Retrospective- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/00661/LDE
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 Betenson Cottages
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
4 Betenson Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£222,000
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 5 sales in TN15 0QD: £1,100,000 (2019–2006).
Nearby sales in TN15 0QD
Summer Court, School Lane, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0QD
Sold Oct 2019
£2,800,000Ragstone Cottage, School Lane, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0QD
Sold Mar 2016
£820,000Ruffetts, School Lane, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0QD
Sold Sept 2014
£1,250,000The Ingle, School Lane, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0QD
Sold Jan 2006
£838,500
Everything we know about 4 Betenson 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 School Lane homes
Floor Area for 4 Betenson Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
33 m²
Street avg 242 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 9.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.1 km
Post Office — 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
43.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB