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8 Astor Road, West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, TN15 6HH

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
101 m²
1087 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Astor Road

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

8 Astor Road is a semi-detached house in West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 6HH). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £493,000 is 44.8% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£313/sq ft) was about 66.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in March 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

8 Astor Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Sept 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Astor Road, West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, TN15 6HH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Astor Road has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Nov 2024
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Side and rear extension to existing house

    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    24/02369/HOUSE
    View planning record

What's in 8 Astor Road, West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, TN15 6HH'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.

8 Astor Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£493,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2016)

£340,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 March 2016Most recent

    £340,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN15 6HH: £380,000 (2024–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Astor Road homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Astor Road is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,371

Street avg £2,840

Strongly above

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 111 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.6 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£490k

1 Cleves Road, Kemsing

TN15 6RX

£489k

1 Boleyn Road, Kemsing

TN15 6RY

3 bed1 bath
£499k

1 Astor Road, West Kingsdown

TN15 6HH

3 bed2 bath
£500k

1 Ash Tree Court, Ash Tree Drive, West Kingsdown

TN15 6LT

£511k

1 Ash Tree Close, West Kingsdown

TN15 6JA

4 bed
£521k

1 Blackberry Barn, Birchin Cross Road, Knatts Valley

TN15 6XH

£539k

1 Brookfield, Kemsing

TN15 6SQ

3 bed2 bath
£443k

1 Birchway, West Kingsdown

TN15 6JZ

4 bed
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Sevenoaks district page.
Full Sevenoaks report

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

Hever Road Shops — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

St. Edmund's Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TN15 6HH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN15 6HH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN15 6HH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Astor Road, West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, TN15 6HH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.