What type of property is Torestine, Botsom Lane, TN15 6BL?

Torestine, Botsom Lane, TN15 6BL is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did Torestine, Botsom Lane, TN15 6BL sell for?

Torestine, Botsom Lane, TN15 6BL last sold for £720,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £155,000 in June 2001. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Torestine, Botsom Lane, TN15 6BL appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between June 2001 and June 2021, Torestine, Botsom Lane, TN15 6BL rose from £155,000 to £720,000, a change of £565,000. That works out to roughly +8% per year compounded over 20 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Torestine, Botsom Lane, TN15 6BL?

The current EPC rating for Torestine, Botsom Lane, TN15 6BL is D with a score of 66 out of 100, lodged in May 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Torestine, Botsom Lane, TN15 6BL?

Torestine, Botsom Lane, TN15 6BL has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (1,744 sq ft), around 41 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 25% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in TN15 6BL. Source: EPC Register.

How is Torestine, Botsom Lane, TN15 6BL heated?

The latest EPC at Torestine, Botsom Lane, TN15 6BL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for Torestine, Botsom Lane, TN15 6BL?

Torestine, Botsom Lane, TN15 6BL has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in April 2021 under ref. 21/00387/LDCPR. Source: PlanIt planning register.

Where is Torestine, Botsom Lane, TN15 6BL located?

Torestine, Botsom Lane, TN15 6BL sits in West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks. It falls within the TN15 postcode district in Kent.

What is crime like near Torestine, Botsom Lane, TN15 6BL?

Police records around Torestine, Botsom Lane, TN15 6BL show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 44% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Torestine, Botsom Lane, TN15 6BL?

The closest primary school to Torestine, Botsom Lane, TN15 6BL is St. Edmund's Church of England Primary School (1.3km).

What is the nearest station to Torestine, Botsom Lane, TN15 6BL?

The closest bus stop to Torestine, Botsom Lane, TN15 6BL is Hever Avenue, 384m away. In total there are 16 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Torestine, Botsom Lane, West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, TN15 6BL

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

162 m²

1744 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 66

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Torestine

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Torestine is a four-bedroom detached house in West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 6BL). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 3-band jump.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 162 m² it's 23.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (131 m² median across 6 EPCs). Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£413/sq ft) was about 54.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £720,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms3

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Torestine's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D66

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Torestine, Botsom Lane, West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, TN15 6BL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Torestine has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

Apr 2021
ExtensionOutline
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of single storey rear extension
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
21/00387/LDCPR
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What's in Torestine, Botsom Lane, West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, TN15 6BL's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Torestine has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.

Current estimate

£782,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£720,000

Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

28 June 2021Most recent
£720,000
+51.6%over 17 years
4 May 2004
£475,000
+206.5%over 2 years
14 June 2001
£155,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN15 6BL: £554,000 (2024–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Botsom Lane homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for Torestine runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,444

Street avg £3,951

On par

Floor Area

162 m²

Street avg 144 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.5 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

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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.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

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Night-time road noise heatmap for TN15 6BL

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