5 Bourne Vale, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0QT

5 Bourne Vale is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 0QT). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on lpg. At 52 m² this is the 4th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 47–170 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom.

Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in March 2001. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £226,000 sits 180.7% above the 2001 sale of £80,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£144/sq ft) was about 42.3% below the postcode norm. At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (76 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.