Cleves Cottage, Church Lane, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6LU
About Cleves Cottage
Cleves Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Kemsing, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 6LU). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory.
At 92 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 10 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. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension and solar panel installation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £681,000 is 13.5% above the 2019 sale price. Last sale on file: £600,000 in March 2019.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageDetached
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Cleves Cottage 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning records include a solar-panel installation at Cleves Cottage.
- Mar 2019Solar PanelsFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Demolition of chimneys. Erection of a single storey side extension, extend the roof and convert to living accommodation with three flat roofed dormers to the rear, three pitched roof dormers, solar tiles and a raised veranda to the front elevation.
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00264/HOUSE
What's in Cleves Cottage, Church Lane, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6LU's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£681,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£600,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 March 2019Most recent
£600,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in TN15 6LU: £867,500 (2015–2015).
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Versus other Church Lane homes
EPC Rating for Cleves Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
35 (F)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 109 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Post Office — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Kemsing Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.2dB