1 Brook Cottages, Brook Lane, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0RF
About 1 Brook Cottages
1 Brook Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 0RF). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.
Last sold in April 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£514/sq ft) was about 84.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Brook Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Brook Cottages has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2015Demolition And RebuildFullIn report
Demolition of existing garage and replacement double garage to serve 1 and 2 Brook Cottages
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/00132/FL
- Jul 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
First floor extension
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/01665/FL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£788,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 15 years.
£730,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
10 April 2018Most recent
£730,000
+37.7%over 5 years26 July 2012
£530,000
+7.1%over 5 years28 September 2006
£495,000
+33.8%over 3 years15 November 2002
£370,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in TN15 0RF: £450,000 (2023–2000).
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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 Brook Lane homes
On floor area, 1 Brook Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 161 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 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
0.2 km
Plaxtol Spoute — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Plaxtol Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB