Black Charles, Carters Hill, Underriver, Sevenoaks, TN15 0RY
About Black Charles
Black Charles is a detached house in Underriver, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 0RY). It has a recorded floor area of 376 m² (around 4047 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 49). Main heating runs on oil.
Held since December 2001 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 376 m² the property is well over the postcode median (128 m² across 8 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. Today's modelled estimate of £2,884,000 sits 79.1% above the 2001 sale of £1,610,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Black Charles sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2025HeritageIn report
Installation of new sewage treatment plant.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/02365/LDCLBC
- Mar 2012OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of a free-standing greenhouse
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/00006/HOUSE
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Black Charles
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Black Charles was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£2,884,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,610,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 December 2001Most recent
£1,610,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN15 0RY: £566,600 (2017–2006).
Nearby sales in TN15 0RY
1 Forge View, Carters Hill, Underriver, Sevenoaks, TN15 0RY
Sold Jun 2017
£566,6003 Forge View, Carters Hill, Underriver, Sevenoaks, TN15 0RY
Sold Aug 2016
£640,000Kettleshill Cottage, Carters Hill, Underriver, Sevenoaks, TN15 0RY
Sold Oct 2013
£785,000Orchard Cottage, Carters Hill, Underriver, Sevenoaks, TN15 0RY
Sold Jul 2007
£500,000Valley House, Carters Hill, Underriver, Sevenoaks, TN15 0RY
Sold Dec 2006
£560,000
Everything we know about Black Charles, 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 Carters Hill homes
On epc rating, Black Charles runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,282
Street avg £3,487
Floor Area
376 m²
Street avg 170 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
26.0 t/year
Street avg 8.5 t/year
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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
0.3 km
The White Rock Inn — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB