The Otters, Botsom Lane, West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, TN15 6BL
About The Otters
The Otters is a detached house in West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 6BL). It has a recorded floor area of 209 m² (around 2250 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2021. The latest certificate (March 2021) returns a high B (score 88), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 209 m² the property is well over the postcode median (131 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused.
Know exactly what you're buying at The Otters
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Otters ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at The Otters was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Jul 2022OutbuildingFullIn report
The erection of a detached garage to the rear.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01351/HOUSE
- May 2022AmendmentIn report
Non material amendment to 21/03574/HOUSE.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01128/NMA
What's in The Otters, Botsom Lane, West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, TN15 6BL's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The Otters has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£985,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN15 6BL: £575,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in TN15 6BL
Saxby, Botsom Lane, West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, TN15 6BL
Sold Feb 2024
£485,000Paladin, Botsom Lane, West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, TN15 6BL
Sold Nov 2022
£960,0002 Botsom Cottages, Botsom Lane, West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, TN15 6BL
Sold Apr 2022
£575,000Torestine, Botsom Lane, West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, TN15 6BL
Sold Jun 2021
£720,000Beechcroft, Botsom Lane, West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, TN15 6BL
Sold Mar 2021
£375,000
Everything we know about The Otters, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
- Am I paying too much?
- Is something wrong with it?
- Is the agent's story true?
- Will it hold its value?
Versus other Botsom Lane homes
The Otters outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
88 (B)
Street avg 72 (C)
Floor Area
209 m²
Street avg 136 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
Similar properties nearby
1 Bowden Court, Childsbridge Lane, Kemsing
TN15 6TQ
1 Chart View, Kemsing
TN15 6PP
1 Copperfields Close, Kemsing
TN15 6QW
1 Childsbridge Lane, Kemsing
TN15 6TH
1 Bayldon House, School Lane, West Kingsdown
TN15 6JN
1 Botsom Cottages, Botsom Lane, West Kingsdown
TN15 6BL
1 Barrowfield Mews, London Road, West Kingsdown
TN15 6EU
1 Barnfield Crescent, Kemsing
TN15 6SE
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
0.4 km
Hever Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
St. Edmund's Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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
49.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB