Black Charles Barn, Carters Hill, Underriver, Sevenoaks, TN15 0RY

Black Charles Barn is an end-of-terrace house in Underriver, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 0RY). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 491 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (140 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.