Old School Cottage, School Lane, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0QD
About Old School Cottage
Old School Cottage is a semi-detached house in Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 0QD). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a G (score 10), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (October 2008); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 65), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg.
At 75 m² the property is well over the postcode median (36 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2002. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Old School Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Fuel source changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Old School Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Dec 2002HeritageIn report
Listed Building Consent; Attachment of Sky mini-dish to rear of property
Listed- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 02/02347/LB
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Old School Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£318,000
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 Old School 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 School Lane homes
Old School Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
10 (G)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 231 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 9.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 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