12 Bourne Vale, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0QT

12 Bourne Vale is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 0QT). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). Main heating runs on electricity. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 170 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £582,000 sits 55.2% above the 2021 sale of £375,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£205/sq ft) was about 17.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £375,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.